| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) SG - Scott Delavega (fresh) SF - Robert Hatch (fresh) PF - Keith Tooley (fresh) C - Glen Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) SG - John Bakowski (fresh) SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch drills a 3 from straight away set up by Walter Peterson | 3-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Richard Battin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Glen Johnson swats the short shot by Christopher McConkey | 3-0 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Walter Peterson gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:07 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Glen Johnson | 6-0 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-0 |
| 18:44 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 18:38 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch is fouled on the floor by Efren Elliott - foul #1 on Efren Elliott, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Scott Delavega and the foul's on Jay Wilcox - foul #1 on Jay Wilcox, team foul #2 | 8-0 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson makes the free throw | 9-0 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | John Bakowski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-0 |
| 18:14 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Walter Peterson | 9-0 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson is hacked by Jay Wilcox - foul #2 on Jay Wilcox, team foul #3 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Tom Bissette (SG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Bradley Hosey (C) Walter Peterson, Scott Delavega, Robert Hatch, Glen Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Mejorado (C) Jay Wilcox | |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 17:52 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley grabs the offensive board | 9-0 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Tom Bissette knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Manna | 11-0 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Richard Battin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-0 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | James Mejorado snags the offensive board | 11-0 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Richard Battin is fouled on the floor by Bradley Hosey - foul #1 on Bradley Hosey, team foul #1 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Schiller (PF) Keith Tooley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (PF) Efren Elliott | |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey is fouled on the floor by Anthony Manna - foul #1 on Anthony Manna, team foul #2 | 11-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Hatch (SF) Jeremy Basquez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG) John Bakowski | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | David Heuser double dribbles | 11-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG) Anthony Manna, Tom Bissette | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cox (SF), Alton Boatwright (PF) Richard Battin, Christopher McConkey | |
| 16:41 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-0 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | James Cox pulls down the rebound | 11-0 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard is whistled for a carry | 11-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Glen Johnson (C) Bradley Hosey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:13 | Grinnell | David Heuser is called for the reach on Scott Delavega - foul #1 on David Heuser, team foul #4 | 11-0 |
| 15:56 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega is whistled for traveling | 11-0 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Tooley (PF) Charles Schiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Efren Elliott (PF) Thomas Bussard, David Heuser, James Cox, Alton Boatwright | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Delavega (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Hatch (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Keith Tooley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glen Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) SG - John Bakowski (fresh) SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) C - James Mejorado (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Richard Battin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 11-0 |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Robert Hatch | 11-0 |
| 15:25 | Grinnell | John Bakowski picks off the pass by Glen Johnson | 11-0 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey hits the finger roll set up by John Bakowski | 11-2 |
| 15:08 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-2 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Glen Johnson picks off the pass by John Bakowski | 14-2 |
| 14:34 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Tooley | 17-2 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 17-2 |
| 14:14 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch gets the rebound | 17-2 |
| 13:55 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Scott Delavega | 19-2 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | James Mejorado buries a shot near the basket set up by Richard Battin and the foul's on Scott Delavega - foul #1 on Scott Delavega, team foul #3 | 19-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Tom Bissette (SG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Charles Schiller (PF), Bradley Hosey (C) Walter Peterson, Scott Delavega, Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Glen Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), David Heuser (SG), James Cox (SF), Alton Boatwright (PF) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Christopher McConkey, Efren Elliott | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the free throw | 19-5 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alton Boatwright - foul #1 on Alton Boatwright, team foul #5 | 19-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SF) James Mejorado | |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna makes the 1st free throw | 20-5 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna makes the 2nd free throw | 21-5 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | David Heuser misses the jumper from the free throw line | 21-5 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | David Heuser can't tip it in | 21-5 |
| 13:14 | Grinnell | Bradley Hosey grabs the defensive rebound | 21-5 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Rex Cade is called for the reach on Jeremy Basquez - foul #1 on Rex Cade, team foul #6 | 21-5 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | Tom Bissette is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Bissette, team foul #4 | 21-5 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | James Cox is hacked by Tom Bissette - foul #2 on Tom Bissette, team foul #5 | 21-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Short (SG) Tom Bissette | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard scores on a runner in the paint set up by David Heuser | 21-7 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-7 |
| 11:54 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller tips it home | 23-7 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Manna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Short (fresh) SF - Jeremy Basquez (fresh) PF - Charles Schiller (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradley Hosey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Heuser (fresh) SF - Rex Cade (fresh) PF - Alton Boatwright (fresh) C - James Cox (fresh) | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the easy layup | 23-7 |
| 11:48 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna snags the defensive board | 23-7 |
| 11:35 | Grinnell | Harry Short scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Anthony Manna | 25-7 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | James Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-7 |
| 11:29 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller pulls down the rebound | 25-7 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | Thomas Bussard takes the ball from Jeremy Basquez | 25-7 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Bradley Hosey - foul #2 on Bradley Hosey, team foul #6 | 25-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Keith Tooley (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Anthony Manna, Harry Short, Jeremy Basquez, Charles Schiller, Bradley Hosey | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF), Efren Elliott (PF), James Mejorado (C) David Heuser, Rex Cade, Alton Boatwright, James Cox | |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the 1st free throw | 25-7 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 2nd free throw | 25-8 |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 25-8 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Efren Elliott gets the rebound | 25-8 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | James Mejorado hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Walter Peterson - foul #1 on Walter Peterson, team foul #7 | 25-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG) Thomas Bussard | |
| 10:48 | Illinois | James Mejorado makes the free throw | 25-11 |
| 10:38 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-11 |
| 10:37 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 10:28 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch misses the easy layup | 25-11 |
| 10:27 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley gets the offensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 10:18 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Walter Peterson | 27-11 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Scott Delavega steals the ball from Christopher McConkey | 27-11 |
| 09:44 | Grinnell | James Mejorado steals it from Robert Hatch | 27-11 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | John Bakowski travels with the ball | 27-11 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Harry Short (SG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Charles Schiller (C) Walter Peterson, Scott Delavega, Robert Hatch, Glen Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (PF), James Cox (C) Efren Elliott, James Mejorado | |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-11 |
| 09:16 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller can't tip it in | 27-11 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey grabs the board | 27-11 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Heuser lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jeremy Basquez - foul #1 on Jeremy Basquez, team foul #8 | 27-13 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | David Heuser makes the free throw | 27-14 |
| 08:49 | Grinnell | Harry Short misses the jumper from the right side | 27-14 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Cox gets the rebound | 27-14 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | John Bakowski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-14 |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Charles Schiller | 27-14 |
| 08:32 | Grinnell | Anthony Manna is denied on a layup by David Heuser | 27-14 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher McConkey | 27-14 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Anthony Manna takes the ball from Richard Battin in the backcourt | 27-14 |
| 08:08 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez misses the floater from the right block | 27-14 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-14 |
| 07:54 | Grinnell | Richard Battin picks off the pass by Harry Short | 27-14 |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Christopher McConkey misses the lay-in | 27-14 |
| 07:49 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller grabs the defensive rebound | 27-14 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Anthony Manna (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Short (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeremy Basquez (fairly fresh) PF - Keith Tooley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Charles Schiller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bakowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher McConkey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Heuser (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Cox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Michael Redden (PF), Glen Johnson (C) Anthony Manna, Harry Short, Jeremy Basquez, Keith Tooley, Charles Schiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (PG), Rex Cade (SG), Efren Elliott (PF), Alton Boatwright (C) Richard Battin, John Bakowski, Christopher McConkey, David Heuser | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses badly on a shot from close range but the foul's on Scott Delavega - foul #2 on Scott Delavega, team foul #9 | 27-14 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harry Short (SG) Scott Delavega | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard misses the 2nd free throw | 27-15 |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 27-15 |
| 07:20 | Grinnell | Michael Redden loses the dribble to Thomas Bussard | 27-15 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-17 |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | Michael Redden misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Efren Elliott - foul #2 on Efren Elliott, team foul #7 | 27-17 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Heuser (SG), James Mejorado (C) James Cox, Efren Elliott | |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | Michael Redden misses the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 06:40 | Grinnell | Michael Redden makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Alton Boatwright drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Rex Cade | 28-19 |
| 06:02 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson snags the offensive board | 28-19 |
| 05:42 | Grinnell | Michael Redden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Keith Tooley (PF), Charles Schiller (C) Walter Peterson, Michael Redden, Glen Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Battin (PG), John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF) Thomas Bussard, Rex Cade, Alton Boatwright | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | John Bakowski loses the ball out of bounds | 28-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez (SF) Robert Hatch | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cox (C) James Mejorado | |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez is fouled on the floor by Richard Battin - foul #1 on Richard Battin, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez misses the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Keith Tooley grabs the offensive board | 29-19 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez is fouled on the floor by Christopher McConkey - foul #1 on Christopher McConkey, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 04:45 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | David Heuser clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-19 |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller grabs the board | 31-19 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Jeremy Basquez drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Anthony Manna | 34-19 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Richard Battin is fouled on the floor by Anthony Manna - foul #2 on Anthony Manna, team foul #10 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Robert Hatch (SF), Glen Johnson (C) Anthony Manna, Jeremy Basquez, Charles Schiller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Bussard (SG), Alton Boatwright (PF), James Mejorado (C) John Bakowski, David Heuser, James Cox | |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Richard Battin misses the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Richard Battin makes the 2nd free throw | 34-20 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Walter Peterson and he's fouled by James Mejorado - foul #1 on James Mejorado, team foul #10 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Scott Delavega (SG) Harry Short | |
| Subs | Illinois | Efren Elliott (PF), Jay Wilcox (C) Alton Boatwright, James Mejorado | |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson makes the free throw | 37-20 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Walter Peterson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Scott Delavega (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Hatch (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Keith Tooley (fresh) 5 reb. C - Glen Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Battin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bussard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Christopher McConkey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efren Elliott (fresh) C - Jay Wilcox (fresh) | |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Richard Battin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Battin, team foul #11 | 37-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (SF) Christopher McConkey | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Walter Peterson | 39-20 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Thomas Bussard clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-20 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch grabs the defensive rebound | 39-20 |
| 02:53 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-20 |
| 02:52 | Grinnell | Glen Johnson tips it but misses | 39-20 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega tips it in | 41-20 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Rex Cade hits a 3 from the left corner | 41-23 |
| 02:14 | Grinnell | Robert Hatch clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-23 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox gets the rebound | 41-23 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Rex Cade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Anthony Manna (PG), Jeremy Basquez (SF), Charles Schiller (PF), Bradley Hosey (C) Walter Peterson, Robert Hatch, Keith Tooley, Glen Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bakowski (SG), Christopher McConkey (SF) Richard Battin, Rex Cade | |
| 01:49 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-23 |
| 01:47 | Grinnell | Charles Schiller pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Schiller and the foul's on Efren Elliott - foul #3 on Efren Elliott, team foul #12 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Cade (PG), David Heuser (PF) Thomas Bussard, Efren Elliott | |
| 01:39 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega makes the free throw | 44-23 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Heuser misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Schiller - foul #1 on Charles Schiller, team foul #11 | 44-23 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Tom Bissette (SG) Scott Delavega | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Heuser makes the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | David Heuser makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 01:02 | Grinnell | Rex Cade picks off the pass by Anthony Manna | 44-25 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Tom Bissette is called for the reach on Jay Wilcox - foul #3 on Tom Bissette, team foul #12 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Walter Peterson (PG), Scott Delavega (SG), Robert Hatch (SF), Glen Johnson (C) Anthony Manna, Tom Bissette, Jeremy Basquez, Bradley Hosey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Jay Wilcox makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Peterson | 47-27 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | David Heuser buries a jumper from the left wing | 47-29 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Scott Delavega connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Schiller | 50-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | David Heuser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 50-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 50-29 |