| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jamie Barnum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) PF - James Hedge (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman buries a fadeaway from the left block set up by Erik Gwyn and he's fouled by Jamie Barnum - foul #3 on Jamie Barnum, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lance Turpin (PF) Jamie Barnum | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the free throw | 35-36 |
| 19:38 | Grinnell | Eric Hall clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | James Hedge knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Erik Gwyn and he's fouled by Lance Turpin - foul #1 on Lance Turpin, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | James Hedge's pass is intercepted by Lance Turpin | 37-39 |
| 18:30 | Grinnell | Eric Hall knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Kevin Kraus | 40-39 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-39 |
| 18:12 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 17:53 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey dunks the ball on a great pass from Eric Hall | 42-39 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Hedge | 42-42 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Michael Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 17:33 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Erik Gwyn | 44-44 |
| 16:51 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kevin Kraus | 47-44 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Barnes (PG), Darrell Cota (SG), Robert Hassell (SF), Ray Bellew (PF), Irving Scheiber (C) Eric Hall, Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward, Lance Turpin, Russel Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Timothy Kovacs (SF), Brendan Jordan (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Erik Gwyn, Emmanuel Ruckman, Leonard Hickey, James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| 16:20 | Grinnell | Brendan Jordan takes the ball from Robert Barnes | 47-44 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | John McAnelly is fouled on the floor by Ray Bellew - foul #1 on Ray Bellew, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Hassell - foul #1 on Robert Hassell, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jamie Barnum (PF) Robert Hassell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ray Bellew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Barnum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Grinnell | Jamie Barnum is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Kevin Kraus (SG), Michael Ward (SF) Robert Barnes, Darrell Cota, Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Leonard Hickey (SF) John McAnelly, Brendan Jordan | |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Kevin Kraus picks off the pass by Thad Lloyd | 47-46 |
| 14:58 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus hits the finger roll | 49-46 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden is hacked by Kevin Kraus - foul #2 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Lance Turpin (C) Ray Bellew | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), James Hedge (PF) Thad Lloyd, Robert Zbinden | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | James Hedge connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Timothy Kovacs | 49-48 |
| 13:48 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the board | 49-48 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Jamie Barnum buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kevin Kraus | 51-48 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kevin Kraus is called for the reach on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #3 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Barnes (PG), Darrell Cota (SG), Ray Bellew (PF), Russel Humphrey (C) Eric Hall, Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward, Jamie Barnum | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), Robert Zbinden (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Emmanuel Ruckman, Leonard Hickey, James Hedge, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses the dunk attempt | 51-48 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | John McAnelly snags the offensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | The short jumper by Joseph Copeland is denied by Russel Humphrey | 51-48 |
| 12:12 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey's floater is tipped away by Robert Zbinden | 51-48 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Robert Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lance Turpin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ray Bellew (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd connects on the jump hook from close range | 51-50 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 11:14 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 51-50 |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota pulls down the rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:35 | Grinnell | Robert Zbinden picks off the pass by Darrell Cota | 51-50 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland lays it in on a nice dish by John McAnelly | 51-52 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin is called for traveling | 51-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Kevin Kraus (SG), Michael Ward (SF), Jamie Barnum (PF) Robert Barnes, Darrell Cota, Lance Turpin, Russel Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF), Timothy Kovacs (C) John McAnelly, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden, Joseph Copeland | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | James Hedge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Barnum - foul #4 on Jamie Barnum, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber (PF), Russel Humphrey (C) Jamie Barnum, Ray Bellew | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:51 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 09:35 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Eric Hall | 54-54 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | James Hedge comes up short on the runner in the paint | 54-54 |
| 09:14 | Grinnell | Eric Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | Eric Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | James Hedge scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Gwyn | 54-56 |
| 08:23 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Erik Gwyn | 57-58 |
| 07:55 | Grinnell | Erik Gwyn is called for the reach on Eric Hall - foul #1 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #1 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jamie Barnum (PF), Lance Turpin (C) Irving Scheiber, Russel Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Timothy Kovacs | |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Michael Ward drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Kraus | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ward (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jamie Barnum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lance Turpin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Eric Hall is called for the reach on Leonard Hickey - foul #1 on Eric Hall, team foul #8 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Robert Zbinden (PF) Emmanuel Ruckman, James Hedge | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 07:24 | Grinnell | Eric Hall knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland loses the dribble to Michael Ward | 62-60 |
| 07:03 | Grinnell | Michael Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden travels with the ball | 62-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Barnes (PG), Darrell Cota (SG), Ray Bellew (C) Eric Hall, Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Brendan Jordan (SF) Erik Gwyn, Leonard Hickey | |
| 06:34 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Brendan Jordan and the foul's on Jamie Barnum - foul #5 on Jamie Barnum, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber (C) Jamie Barnum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Timothy Kovacs (SF) Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan | |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:13 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:08 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 62-62 |
| 06:06 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 64-62 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John McAnelly | 64-64 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Ray Bellew misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Kovacs - foul #2 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #2 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Kevin Kraus (SG), Michael Ward (SF) Robert Barnes, Darrell Cota, Lance Turpin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF) John McAnelly, Robert Zbinden, Joseph Copeland | |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Ray Bellew makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Ray Bellew makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Erik Gwyn | 66-66 |
| 05:22 | Grinnell | Ray Bellew makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Hall | 69-66 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits the finger roll set up by Erik Gwyn | 69-68 |
| 04:51 | Grinnell | Eric Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 69-68 |
| 04:49 | Grinnell | Michael Ward gets the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 04:39 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey (C) Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Thad Lloyd | 69-71 |
| 03:59 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 69-71 |
| 03:57 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Hall | 69-71 |
| 03:35 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-71 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | James Hedge gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Eric Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Kraus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Ward (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ray Bellew (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Russel Humphrey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Leonard Hickey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd is fouled on the floor by Ray Bellew - foul #2 on Ray Bellew, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Barnes (PG), Darrell Cota (SG), Lance Turpin (SF), Irving Scheiber (PF) Eric Hall, Kevin Kraus, Michael Ward, Ray Bellew | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Leonard Hickey, James Hedge, Robert Zbinden | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 69-73 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Kevin Kraus (SG), Michael Ward (SF) Robert Barnes, Darrell Cota, Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF) John McAnelly, Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Kraus - foul #4 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #11 | 69-73 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Eric Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-75 |
| 02:27 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus tips it but misses | 69-75 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey gets the rebound | 69-75 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Michael Ward steps in front of the Emmanuel Ruckman pass | 69-75 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | Eric Hall hits the finger roll set up by Michael Ward | 71-75 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses long on a shot from the left wing | 71-75 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Lance Turpin snags the defensive board | 71-75 |
| 01:24 | Grinnell | Leonard Hickey picks off the pass by Lance Turpin | 71-75 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey can't finish the layup | 71-75 |
| 01:20 | Grinnell | Eric Hall grabs the board | 71-75 |
| 00:59 | Grinnell | Eric Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 71-75 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 71-75 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Emmanuel Ruckman | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Grinnell | Joseph Copeland is called for the reach on Russel Humphrey - foul #2 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #3 | 71-77 |
| 00:21 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 71-77 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the board | 71-77 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is hacked by Eric Hall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Hall, team foul #12 | 71-77 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 71-78 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 71-79 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Eric Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-79 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn runs out the clock | 71-79 |