| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Virgil Arteaga (fresh) SG - Danny Saba (fresh) SF - Adam Wilson (fresh) PF - Goran Mazikowski (fresh) C - Adolfo Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) SG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) SF - Gordon Tuck (fresh) PF - Nelson Skidmore (fresh) C - William Baker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | William Baker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Goran Mazikowski swats the layup by William Baker | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gordon Tuck - foul #1 on Gordon Tuck, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | John Bess is hacked by Virgil Arteaga - foul #1 on Virgil Arteaga, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck hits the follow up shot | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 1-2 |
| 19:01 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Goran Mazikowski | 1-2 |
| 18:48 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | William Baker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Saba - foul #1 on Danny Saba, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | William Baker misses the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | William Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:28 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo grabs the board | 1-2 |
| 18:18 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Stanley | 4-4 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | John Bess clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:31 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Adolfo Russo | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Grinnell | John Bess is called for the reach on Danny Saba - foul #1 on John Bess, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Staggs (SG), Francis Small (PF), George Corry (C) Joshua Stanley, Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| 17:12 | Grinnell | Francis Small picks off the pass by Goran Mazikowski | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Francis Small misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Virgil Arteaga - foul #2 on Virgil Arteaga, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jesus Barron (PG), Angel Ricci (SF), Matthew Martine (PF) Virgil Arteaga, Adam Wilson, Goran Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SF) John Bess, Gordon Tuck | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Francis Small makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Francis Small misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Grinnell | Matthew Martine grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Grinnell | Jesus Barron's pass is intercepted by Ronald Maddox in the backcourt | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Francis Small hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-5 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Francis Small snags the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | George Corry comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Grinnell | Jesus Barron grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Grinnell | Angel Ricci drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Jesus Barron | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-5 |
| 15:45 | Grinnell | Jesus Barron gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Jesus Barron (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Danny Saba (fairly fresh) SF - Angel Ricci (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Martine (fresh) C - Adolfo Russo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) SG - Kevin Staggs (fresh) SF - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) PF - Francis Small (fresh) 1 pts. C - George Corry (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Grinnell | Danny Saba knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jesus Barron | 8-5 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Jesus Barron steals it from Ronald Maddox | 8-5 |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Jesus Barron hits a floater in the lane set up by Danny Saba and he's hacked by Francis Small - foul #1 on Francis Small, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford (SG), Adam Wilson (SF), Goran Mazikowski (PF), Baran Perkowski (C) Danny Saba, Angel Ricci, Matthew Martine, Adolfo Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Joshua Stanley (SG), Gordon Tuck (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Kevin Staggs, Anthony Dewitt, Francis Small, George Corry | |
| 15:07 | Grinnell | Jesus Barron misses the free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | William Baker snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | John Bess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 10-5 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:29 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-5 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the board | 10-5 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | John Bess is fouled on the floor by Jesus Barron - foul #1 on Jesus Barron, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gerard Spicher (PG) Jesus Barron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 14:09 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford is hacked by Nelson Skidmore - foul #1 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Crawford | 13-5 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | William Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-5 |
| 13:28 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski misses the jumper from the left side | 13-5 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck is fouled on the floor by Adam Wilson - foul #1 on Adam Wilson, team foul #5 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Martine (PF) Goran Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Small (PF) Nelson Skidmore | |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Baran Perkowski takes the ball from John Bess | 13-5 |
| 12:52 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-5 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Francis Small pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Francis Small blows the layup | 13-5 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck hits the follow up shot | 13-7 |
| 12:28 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford's pass is intercepted by Francis Small | 13-7 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | William Baker misses long on a jumper from the left side | 13-7 |
| 12:12 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:56 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 11:55 | Grinnell | Matthew Martine gets the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Gerard Spicher (fairly fresh) SG - Kevin Crawford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Martine (fresh) 2 reb. C - Baran Perkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fairly fresh) SG - Joshua Stanley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Tuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Francis Small (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 15-7 |
| 11:22 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Baran Perkowski | 15-7 |
| 10:58 | Grinnell | Matthew Martine buries a jumper in the paint set up by Kevin Crawford and he's hacked by William Baker - foul #1 on William Baker, team foul #5 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jesus Barron (PG), Danny Saba (SG), Angel Ricci (SF), Adolfo Russo (C) Gerard Spicher, Kevin Crawford, Adam Wilson, Baran Perkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Kevin Staggs (SG), Anthony Dewitt (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), George Corry (C) John Bess, Joshua Stanley, Gordon Tuck, Francis Small, William Baker | |
| 10:58 | Grinnell | Matthew Martine misses the free throw | 17-7 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | George Corry pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-7 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski (PF) Matthew Martine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:32 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 17-7 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 09:53 | Grinnell | Danny Saba connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-10 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Goran Mazikowski steps in front of the Nelson Skidmore pass | 19-10 |
| 09:13 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski misses the runner in the paint | 19-10 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs is called for traveling | 19-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford (SG), Gerard Spicher (SF), Matthew Martine (PF) Danny Saba, Angel Ricci, Goran Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Gordon Tuck (SF), Francis Small (PF) Ronald Maddox, Anthony Dewitt, Nelson Skidmore | |
| 08:41 | Grinnell | Francis Small is called for the reach on Jesus Barron - foul #2 on Francis Small, team foul #6 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Wilson (SF) Jesus Barron | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore (PF) Francis Small | |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Crawford | 22-10 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 22-10 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | George Corry grabs the offensive board | 22-10 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | John Bess can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 22-10 |
| 08:03 | Grinnell | Gerard Spicher grabs the defensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 07:58 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford loses the ball out of bounds | 22-10 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski (C) Adolfo Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Stanley (SG), William Baker (C) Kevin Staggs, George Corry | |
| 07:49 | Illinois | William Baker connects on the jumper from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 07:35 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-12 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | John Bess grabs the defensive rebound | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Gerard Spicher (fresh) SG - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Adam Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Matthew Martine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Baran Perkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) SG - Joshua Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from John Bess | 22-14 |
| 07:18 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Baran Perkowski | 25-14 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | William Baker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Stanley | 25-16 |
| 06:59 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-16 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Matthew Martine tips it back up and in | 27-16 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | John Bess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerard Spicher - foul #1 on Gerard Spicher, team foul #6 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Virgil Arteaga (PG), Danny Saba (SG), Angel Ricci (SF), Goran Mazikowski (PF), Adolfo Russo (C) Gerard Spicher, Kevin Crawford, Adam Wilson, Matthew Martine, Baran Perkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Staggs (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| 06:38 | Illinois | John Bess misses the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | John Bess misses the 2nd free throw | 27-16 |
| 06:38 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 06:16 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo misses the dunk attempt | 27-16 |
| 06:15 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo tips it home | 29-16 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | John Bess misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-16 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski grabs the board | 29-16 |
| 06:05 | Grinnell | Virgil Arteaga knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Goran Mazikowski | 31-16 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joshua Stanley is denied by Adolfo Russo | 31-16 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-16 |
| 05:41 | Grinnell | Gordon Tuck steals the ball from Danny Saba | 31-16 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from John Bess | 31-18 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski makes the jumper from the right side set up by Virgil Arteaga and the foul's on Kevin Staggs - foul #1 on Kevin Staggs, team foul #7 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski (C) Adolfo Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SF), George Corry (PF), William Baker (C) John Bess, Joshua Stanley, Gordon Tuck, Warren Echelberger | |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski misses the free throw | 33-18 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the board | 33-18 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | The jump hook by Anthony Dewitt is blocked by Baran Perkowski | 33-18 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt snags the offensive board | 33-18 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-18 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | George Corry hits the follow up shot | 33-20 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski hits the finger roll set up by Baran Perkowski and he's fouled by George Corry - foul #1 on George Corry, team foul #8 | 35-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford (SG), Gerard Spicher (SF) Danny Saba, Angel Ricci | |
| Subs | Illinois | Warren Echelberger (SF) Kevin Staggs | |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski makes the free throw | 36-20 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-20 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | George Corry grabs the offensive board | 36-20 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt is hacked by Kevin Crawford - foul #1 on Kevin Crawford, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Matthew Martine (PF) Goran Mazikowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Ronald Maddox is called for the reach on Virgil Arteaga - foul #1 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #9 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo (C) Baran Perkowski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Small (PF) George Corry | |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Virgil Arteaga makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Virgil Arteaga misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Francis Small grabs the board | 37-22 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Virgil Arteaga steps in front of the Ronald Maddox pass in the backcourt | 37-22 |
| 03:31 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-22 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Virgil Arteaga (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Crawford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gerard Spicher (fresh) PF - Matthew Martine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adolfo Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) SG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Warren Echelberger (fresh) PF - Francis Small (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-22 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jesus Barron (PG), Danny Saba (SG), Adam Wilson (SF) Virgil Arteaga, Kevin Crawford, Gerard Spicher | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Kevin Staggs (SG), Gordon Tuck (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF) Ronald Maddox, Anthony Dewitt, Warren Echelberger, William Baker | |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesus Barron | 43-22 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-24 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | John Bess picks off the pass by Danny Saba | 43-24 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Jesus Barron takes the ball from Francis Small | 43-24 |
| 02:15 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson blows the layup | 43-24 |
| 02:13 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo can't tip it in | 43-24 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gordon Tuck | 43-24 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-24 |
| 02:04 | Grinnell | Adolfo Russo gets the rebound | 43-24 |
| 02:00 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson drills a floater from the left block set up by Matthew Martine | 45-24 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Francis Small buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-26 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Gordon Tuck is called for the reach on Adam Wilson - foul #2 on Gordon Tuck, team foul #10 | 45-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Virgil Arteaga (PG), Kevin Crawford (SG), Goran Mazikowski (PF), Baran Perkowski (C) Jesus Barron, Danny Saba, Matthew Martine, Adolfo Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Joshua Stanley (SG), William Baker (C) John Bess, Nelson Skidmore, Francis Small | |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 46-26 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Adam Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-26 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gordon Tuck snags the defensive board | 46-26 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Goran Mazikowski - foul #1 on Goran Mazikowski, team foul #8 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Angel Ricci (SF) Adam Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Kevin Staggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-28 |
| 00:57 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Virgil Arteaga | 48-28 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | William Baker makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Staggs | 48-31 |
| 00:34 | Grinnell | Kevin Crawford hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Angel Ricci | 51-31 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-31 |
| 00:20 | Grinnell | Goran Mazikowski pulls down the rebound | 51-31 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Angel Ricci buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Virgil Arteaga | 53-31 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Joshua Stanley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 53-31 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Baran Perkowski grabs the board | 53-31 |