| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Friedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Edward Dunn inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor banks in the layup on a great pass from Edward Dunn | 30-31 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | Harold Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor is fouled on the floor by William Friedberg - foul #2 on William Friedberg, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Christopher Gross travels with the ball | 33-31 |
| 18:21 | Grinnell | Harold Lee scores on a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew McCain | 35-31 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor makes the shot in the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | Jason Collins hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bradley Jacobson | 38-33 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Christopher Gross makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Dennis Cox | 38-35 |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain is fouled on the floor by Edward Dunn - foul #3 on Edward Dunn, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG), Leonard Baggett (SF), Jimmy Guenther (PF), John Gingrich (C) Bradley Jacobson, Matthew McCain, William Friedberg, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (SG), Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Christopher Gross, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| 17:15 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett is fouled on the floor by Michael Cady - foul #1 on Michael Cady, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Harold Lee clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-35 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Michael Cady gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jon Simpson drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Michael Cady and the foul's on Jimmy Guenther - foul #3 on Jimmy Guenther, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Millican (SG), Donald Wydra (C) Harold Lee, Jimmy Guenther | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Bowman (SG) Morgan Buzzell | |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Jon Simpson makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:28 | Grinnell | Keith Millican misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Donald Wydra steps in front of the Michael Cady pass | 38-38 |
| 16:14 | Grinnell | Keith Millican drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-38 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 15:50 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett gets the rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Victor Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Millican (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Baggett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Gingrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Wydra (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Cady (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jon Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Murray Phung (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Grinnell | Keith Millican loses the dribble to Michael Cady | 41-38 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Murray Phung comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Donald Wydra - foul #1 on Donald Wydra, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG), Harold Lee (SG), Matthew McCain (SF), William Friedberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Victor Jackson, Keith Millican, Leonard Baggett, John Gingrich, Donald Wydra | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Dennis Cox (C) Mark Sheridan, Aaron Bowman, Michael Cady, Jon Simpson | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Murray Phung makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Murray Phung misses the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | William Friedberg is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Leonard - foul #4 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (SG), Bobby Taylor (PF) Kenneth Leonard, Murray Phung | |
| 15:03 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain hits a jumper from the baseline | 43-39 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Dennis Cox pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 14:32 | Grinnell | Jason Collins gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 14:16 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-39 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Cox | 43-39 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Edward Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Matthew McCain - foul #1 on Matthew McCain, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG) Bradley Jacobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 13:54 | Grinnell | Victor Jackson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-41 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther (PF) William Friedberg | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:15 | Grinnell | Harold Lee misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Dennis Cox gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Matthew McCain steals it from Edward Dunn | 46-41 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Harold Lee is fouled on the floor by Dennis Cox - foul #2 on Dennis Cox, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett (SF), John Gingrich (C) Matthew McCain, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:41 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Victor Jackson | 48-41 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor misses the fadeaway from close range | 48-41 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dennis Cox | 48-41 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Edward Dunn lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Gross | 48-43 |
| 11:47 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 48-43 |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | Harold Lee misses the tip | 48-43 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Dennis Cox gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Victor Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Baggett (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Gingrich (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Gross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fairly fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Gross and the foul's on Victor Jackson - foul #2 on Victor Jackson, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG), Matthew McCain (SF), William Friedberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Harold Lee, Leonard Baggett, Jimmy Guenther, John Gingrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (SG), Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Christopher Gross, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:15 | Grinnell | William Friedberg misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 48-46 |
| 11:14 | Grinnell | Jason Collins tips it in | 50-46 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Michael Cady can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 50-46 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Murray Phung snags the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | William Friedberg swats the shot by Murray Phung | 50-46 |
| 10:36 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | Jason Collins is hacked by Murray Phung - foul #1 on Murray Phung, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Keith Millican (SG) Victor Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Bowman (SG) Morgan Buzzell | |
| 09:58 | Grinnell | Jason Collins's fadeaway is rejected by Murray Phung | 50-46 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Jon Simpson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 09:40 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain grabs the defensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 09:20 | Grinnell | Michael Cady steals the ball from William Friedberg | 50-46 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Murray Phung is hacked by William Friedberg - foul #3 on William Friedberg, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Lee (SG), Leonard Baggett (SF), Jimmy Guenther (PF), John Gingrich (C) Bradley Jacobson, Matthew McCain, William Friedberg, Jason Collins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Edward Dunn (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Mark Sheridan, Michael Cady, Jon Simpson, Murray Phung | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Cox and he's fouled by Jimmy Guenther - foul #4 on Jimmy Guenther, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG), Donald Wydra (C) Keith Millican, Jimmy Guenther | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:30 | Grinnell | John Gingrich drills a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Victor Jackson | 52-49 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Dunn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-49 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Edward Dunn gets the offensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Victor Jackson takes the ball from Edward Dunn | 52-49 |
| 07:59 | Grinnell | Victor Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Gross - foul #2 on Christopher Gross, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Jimmy Guenther (PF) Donald Wydra | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG) Christopher Gross, Aaron Bowman | |
| 07:46 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett misses the floater from the left block | 52-49 |
| 07:44 | Grinnell | Leonard Baggett tips it home | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Victor Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Baggett (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Guenther (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Gingrich (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Dennis Cox misses the easy layup | 54-49 |
| 07:22 | Grinnell | John Gingrich grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 07:11 | Grinnell | Morgan Buzzell picks off the pass by John Gingrich | 54-49 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell lays it in | 54-51 |
| 06:49 | Grinnell | John Gingrich's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Taylor | 54-51 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 54-51 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Guenther - foul #5 on Jimmy Guenther, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG), Matthew McCain (SF), William Friedberg (PF), Jason Collins (C) Victor Jackson, Leonard Baggett, Jimmy Guenther, John Gingrich | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (SF) Edward Dunn | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bradley Jacobson and the foul's on Dennis Cox - foul #3 on Dennis Cox, team foul #7 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| 06:10 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the free throw | 58-53 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Michael Cady misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Jon Simpson can't tip it in | 58-53 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard tips it home | 58-55 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain is fouled on the floor by Murray Phung - foul #2 on Murray Phung, team foul #8 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (SG) Harold Lee | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Mark Sheridan (SG), Edward Dunn (SF) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Michael Cady | |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Murray Phung | 59-55 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan's floater is tipped away by William Friedberg | 59-55 |
| 05:16 | Grinnell | William Friedberg snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 05:06 | Grinnell | Victor Jackson makes the shot from the right side set up by Bradley Jacobson | 61-55 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Murray Phung lays it in and the foul's on Matthew McCain - foul #2 on Matthew McCain, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Cox (C) Jon Simpson | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Murray Phung misses the free throw | 61-57 |
| 04:53 | Grinnell | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:28 | Grinnell | Jason Collins comes up short on the runner in the lane | 61-57 |
| 04:26 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain grabs the offensive rebound | 61-57 |
| 04:12 | Grinnell | Edward Dunn picks off the pass by Matthew McCain | 61-57 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Edward Dunn | 61-59 |
| 04:04 | Grinnell | Jason Collins loses the dribble to Mark Sheridan | 61-59 |
| 03:40 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-59 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan snags the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-59 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Harold Lee (SG) Victor Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Bobby Taylor (PF) Christopher Gross, Mark Sheridan, Murray Phung | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Bradley Jacobson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Harold Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew McCain (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Friedberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Jason Collins (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-59 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Dennis Cox tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 03:15 | Grinnell | Harold Lee knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Friedberg | 63-61 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | A charge is called on Kenneth Leonard - foul #5 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #9 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Jackson (PG) Bradley Jacobson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (SG) Kenneth Leonard | |
| 02:51 | Grinnell | Jason Collins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 02:49 | Grinnell | William Friedberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:30 | Grinnell | William Friedberg can't connect on a runner in the lane | 63-61 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Dennis Cox gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 63-61 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor snags the offensive board | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Edward Dunn knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Cox | 63-64 |
| 01:41 | Grinnell | Victor Jackson buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Matthew McCain | 65-64 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-64 |
| 01:20 | Grinnell | Jason Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:15 | Grinnell | Matthew McCain clanks a shot from the left wing | 65-64 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 65-64 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell is hacked by Victor Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Jackson, team foul #10 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bradley Jacobson (PG) Victor Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Dennis Cox is called for the reach on Jason Collins - foul #4 on Dennis Cox, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Jason Collins makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Grinnell | Jason Collins misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Dennis Cox pulls down the rebound | 66-66 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-66 |
| 00:40 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to William Friedberg | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:18 | Grinnell | William Friedberg knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Bradley Jacobson | 68-66 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Dennis Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | Morgan Buzzell is called for the reach on William Friedberg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morgan Buzzell, team foul #11 | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | William Friedberg misses the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:09 | Grinnell | William Friedberg makes the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Christopher Gross is hacked by Bradley Jacobson - foul #1 on Bradley Jacobson, team foul #11 | 69-66 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Christopher Gross makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Jason Collins grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Jason Collins runs out the clock | 69-67 |