| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Newby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Vicente (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Ruelas (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald Connolly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Ramsay (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Harold Colwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay inbounds the ball | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Tignor | 44-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Bryan Ruelas misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Cecil Evans | 44-29 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 19:11 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 19:04 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jimmie Jackson | 44-31 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Donald Newby comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 18:49 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Bryan Ruelas denies the turnaround by Harold Colwell | 44-31 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Vicente | 44-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Cecil Evans hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Connolly - foul #1 on Donald Connolly, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Cecil Evans makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Cecil Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:02 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor lays it up and in set up by Ronald Ramsay | 46-33 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Cecil Evans hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-33 |
| 17:40 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Jonathan Perkins - foul #2 on Jonathan Perkins, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Agarwal (SG), Clay Collado (SF), Timothy Hipps (PF), John Frazier (C) Cecil Evans, Richard Vicente, Jonathan Perkins, Bryan Ruelas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin (C) Jimmie Jackson | |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | John Frazier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG) Donald Connolly | |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by John Frazier - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG) Donald Newby | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler (PG), Charles Bell (PF) Albert Tignor, Ronald Ramsay | |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell misses the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps hits the finger roll on a great pass from Don Carlos | 48-35 |
| 16:18 | Grinnell | Charles Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Clay Collado grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | John Agarwal hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 15:45 | Grinnell | Alfred Hassler drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harold Colwell | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clay Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hipps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Alfred Hassler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Adam Tucker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neal Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Harold Colwell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | John Frazier buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Don Carlos | 50-38 |
| 15:14 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-38 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Clay Collado misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-38 |
| 15:06 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:44 | Grinnell | The refs have stopped play. Alfred Hassler is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Newby (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), Richard Vicente (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Bryan Ruelas (C) Don Carlos, John Agarwal, Clay Collado, Timothy Hipps, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Connolly (PG), Albert Tignor (SG), Ronald Ramsay (SF), Jimmie Jackson (PF), Willard Stephenson (C) Alfred Hassler, Adam Tucker, Neal Pipkin, Charles Bell, Harold Colwell | |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Bryan Ruelas gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Jackson - foul #1 on Jimmie Jackson, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Donald Newby lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryan Ruelas | 52-38 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson buries a turnaround in the paint set up by Albert Tignor | 52-40 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Richard Vicente is blocked by Willard Stephenson | 52-40 |
| 13:37 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:33 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Donald Connolly is denied by Jonathan Perkins | 52-40 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Richard Vicente snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Donald Newby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 13:27 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 13:03 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay grabs the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 12:47 | Grinnell | Willard Stephenson misses the dunk | 52-40 |
| 12:45 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 12:26 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Connolly | 52-43 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Richard Vicente buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Newby | 55-43 |
| 12:04 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 55-43 |
| 12:03 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 12:01 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson is hacked by Jonathan Perkins - foul #3 on Jonathan Perkins, team foul #3 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), John Agarwal (SG), Clay Collado (SF), Timothy Hipps (PF), John Frazier (C) Donald Newby, Cecil Evans, Richard Vicente, Jonathan Perkins, Bryan Ruelas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Travis Nolette (PG), Adam Tucker (SG), Neal Pipkin (SF), Charles Bell (PF), Harold Colwell (C) Donald Connolly, Albert Tignor, Ronald Ramsay, Jimmie Jackson, Willard Stephenson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Clay Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hipps (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Travis Nolette (fresh) SG - Adam Tucker (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Neal Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Bell (fresh) C - Harold Colwell (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette misses the jumpshot from the left side | 55-43 |
| 11:31 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 11:21 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Adam Tucker | 55-45 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Neal Pipkin is called for the reach on Timothy Hipps - foul #2 on Neal Pipkin, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Charles Bell takes the ball from Clay Collado | 55-45 |
| 10:33 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette is fouled on the floor by John Agarwal - foul #2 on John Agarwal, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Newby (PG) Don Carlos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Albert Tignor (SG), Ronald Ramsay (SF) Travis Nolette, Charles Bell | |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by John Agarwal - foul #3 on John Agarwal, team foul #5 | 55-45 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Neal Pipkin steals the ball from John Frazier | 55-47 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-47 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | John Frazier snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | John Agarwal's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Ramsay | 55-47 |
| 09:21 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 09:03 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 55-49 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | John Frazier hits the follow up shot | 57-49 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-49 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | John Frazier gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Clay Collado misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Frazier gets the offensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Clay Collado is fouled on the floor by Ronald Ramsay - foul #1 on Ronald Ramsay, team foul #4 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), Richard Vicente (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Bryan Ruelas (C) Donald Newby, John Agarwal, Clay Collado, Timothy Hipps, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Connolly (PG), Charles Bell (SF), Jimmie Jackson (PF), Willard Stephenson (C) Adam Tucker, Ronald Ramsay, Harold Colwell, Neal Pipkin | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Richard Vicente misses badly on a runner in the paint | 57-49 |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Jimmie Jackson | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Vicente (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bryan Ruelas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald Connolly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Tignor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Bell (fresh) PF - Jimmie Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Grinnell | Don Carlos steals the ball from Charles Bell | 57-49 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Richard Vicente is fouled on the floor by Charles Bell - foul #1 on Charles Bell, team foul #5 | 57-49 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Richard Vicente banks in the layup on a nice dish by Don Carlos | 59-49 |
| 06:42 | Grinnell | Jimmie Jackson's pass is intercepted by Don Carlos | 59-49 |
| 06:38 | Illinois | Don Carlos hits the finger roll | 61-49 |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Charles Bell lays it up and in on a great pass from Albert Tignor and he's hacked by Don Carlos - foul #1 on Don Carlos, team foul #6 | 61-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Newby (PG) Don Carlos | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin (SG) Albert Tignor | |
| 06:22 | Grinnell | Charles Bell makes the free throw | 61-52 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Cecil Evans | 63-52 |
| 05:51 | Grinnell | Donald Connolly scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Charles Bell | 63-54 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Richard Vicente banks in the layup on a great pass from Cecil Evans and he's hacked by Charles Bell - foul #2 on Charles Bell, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (SG), Clay Collado (PF), Timothy Hipps (C) Cecil Evans, Jonathan Perkins, Bryan Ruelas | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Adam Tucker (PG), Ronald Ramsay (SF), George Boone (PF), Harold Colwell (C) Donald Connolly, Charles Bell, Jimmie Jackson, Willard Stephenson | |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Richard Vicente makes the free throw | 66-54 |
| 05:10 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Hipps | 66-54 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Donald Newby misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 66-54 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell grabs the board | 66-54 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker is fouled on the floor by Richard Vicente - foul #2 on Richard Vicente, team foul #7 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Agarwal (SG), John Frazier (C) Don Carlos, Richard Vicente | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:55 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell gets the offensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | George Boone comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Hipps - foul #1 on Timothy Hipps, team foul #8 | 66-54 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | George Boone makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:47 | Grinnell | George Boone misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | John Agarwal banks in the layup and the foul's on George Boone - foul #1 on George Boone, team foul #7 | 68-55 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | John Agarwal makes the free throw | 69-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:26 | Grinnell | Ronald Ramsay is called for a backcourt violation | 69-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Donald Connolly (PG), Albert Tignor (SG) Adam Tucker, George Boone | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Harold Colwell swats the short shot by John Frazier | 69-55 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Donald Newby grabs the offensive board | 69-55 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Donald Newby buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clay Collado | 72-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Newby (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Agarwal (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Clay Collado (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Hipps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Donald Connolly (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Tignor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Ramsay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Colwell (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Neal Pipkin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Grinnell | Donald Newby steals the ball from Harold Colwell | 72-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Clay Collado can't connect on a shot near the basket | 72-55 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | John Agarwal misses the tip | 72-55 |
| 03:07 | Grinnell | Albert Tignor grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-55 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps grabs the defensive rebound | 72-55 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Donald Newby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Connolly - foul #2 on Donald Connolly, team foul #8 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (SG), George Hughes (SF) John Agarwal, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Travis Nolette (PG), Adam Tucker (SG), Charles Bell (SF), George Boone (PF) Donald Connolly, Albert Tignor, Ronald Ramsay, Neal Pipkin | |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Donald Newby makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Donald Newby misses the 2nd free throw | 73-55 |
| 02:53 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell grabs the defensive rebound | 73-55 |
| 02:35 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Bell | 73-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Boone - foul #2 on George Boone, team foul #9 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (SG) Donald Newby | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps makes the 1st free throw | 74-58 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Timothy Hipps makes the 2nd free throw | 75-58 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hipps - foul #2 on Timothy Hipps, team foul #9 | 75-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Frazier (C) Clay Collado | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette makes the 1st free throw | 75-59 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Travis Nolette makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | John Holmes banks in the layup set up by Don Carlos | 77-60 |
| 01:43 | Grinnell | Charles Bell banks in the layup set up by George Boone | 77-62 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Harold Colwell steps in front of the John Holmes pass | 77-62 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Adam Tucker's pass is intercepted by John Holmes | 77-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Holmes is hacked by Adam Tucker - foul #2 on Adam Tucker, team foul #10 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Agarwal (SG), Clay Collado (SF) Don Carlos, George Hughes | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin (SF) George Boone | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 77-62 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | John Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Grinnell | Neal Pipkin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 78-62 |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell tips it in | 78-64 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | John Holmes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 78-64 |
| 00:05 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell gets the rebound | 78-64 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Harold Colwell can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-64 |