| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Irving Lugo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brent McClallen inbounds the ball | 38-35 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Christopher Fried double dribbles | 38-35 |
| 19:24 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-35 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Gary Grant blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 19:13 | Grinnell | John Lawrence grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 18:55 | Grinnell | William Gagnon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Lawrence | 41-35 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Brent McClallen travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| 18:27 | Grinnell | John Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Christopher Fried gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Gary Grant connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Kirschner | 41-37 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | William Gagnon's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Christopher Fried | 41-37 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Christopher Fried gets the rebound | 41-37 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner buries a runner from the left block | 41-39 |
| 17:46 | Grinnell | David Altieri is hacked by Brent McClallen - foul #3 on Brent McClallen, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SF), Kevin Watson (C) Brent McClallen, Michael Robidoux | |
| 17:37 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Gary Grant gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Gary Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Gagnon - foul #1 on William Gagnon, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (SG) David Altieri | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 17:17 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Irving Lugo | 43-41 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Kevin Watson can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin jams it on a great pass from Christopher Fried and he's hacked by Michael Regina - foul #2 on Michael Regina, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mathew Hidalgo (SG) William Gagnon | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 16:18 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | William Tripp misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-44 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 15:52 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas is hacked by John Lawrence - foul #4 on John Lawrence, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Altieri (SG), Marcus Benton (C) Mathew Hidalgo, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF) Herbert Thomas | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Michael Regina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Irving Lugo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Luis Weiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Marcus Benton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux's pass is intercepted by Marcus Benton | 43-44 |
| 15:24 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 15:23 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo hits the follow up shot | 45-44 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | William Tripp drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Durbin | 45-47 |
| 14:46 | Grinnell | Michael Robidoux swats the layup by Marcus Benton | 45-47 |
| 14:45 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton tips it home | 47-47 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses long on a shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 14:12 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo's layup is rejected by Brent McClallen | 47-47 |
| 14:11 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 14:05 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton travels with the ball | 47-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), Brian Sutherland (SF), Gary Stanger (PF) Michael Regina, Irving Lugo, Luis Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Christopher Fried (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson, Michael Robidoux | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't finish the layup but he's hacked by David Altieri - foul #2 on David Altieri, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Mathew Hidalgo (SG) David Altieri | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 13:53 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 13:31 | Grinnell | William Gagnon is called for traveling | 47-48 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-48 |
| 13:12 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 13:00 | Grinnell | William Gagnon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Gary Grant blows the layup | 50-48 |
| 12:39 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| 12:33 | Grinnell | William Gagnon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Gary Grant tips it but misses | 50-48 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Christopher Fried can't tip it in | 50-48 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Brian Sutherland - foul #2 on Brian Sutherland, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Altieri (SG), Irving Lugo (SF), Luis Weiss (PF), John Lawrence (C) Mathew Hidalgo, Brian Sutherland, Gary Stanger, Marcus Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SF) Brent McClallen | |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Irving Lugo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Luis Weiss (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss double dribbles | 50-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Robidoux (C) Clifford Johnson | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner loses the dribble to Luis Weiss | 50-49 |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #1 on Christopher Fried, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (PG) William Gagnon | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (PF) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried | |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Kevin Watson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-49 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | William Tripp misses the tip | 51-49 |
| 10:40 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 10:23 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Luis Weiss is called for the reach on Kevin Watson - foul #4 on Luis Weiss, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 09:59 | Grinnell | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | John Lawrence hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Michael Robidoux - foul #2 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #3 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG) Michael Regina | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Michael Robidoux | |
| 09:46 | Grinnell | John Lawrence makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Luis Weiss - foul #5 on Luis Weiss, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland (PF) Luis Weiss | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 09:20 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo is whistled for traveling | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (SG) David Altieri | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | The short jumper by Brent McClallen is denied by Brian Sutherland | 57-51 |
| 08:54 | Grinnell | William Gagnon grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 08:48 | Grinnell | William Gagnon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Gary Stanger (PF) Irving Lugo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Gary Grant is hacked by Gary Stanger - foul #2 on Gary Stanger, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Robidoux (C) Kevin Watson | |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 08:07 | Grinnell | William Gagnon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | Michael Regina pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-53 |
| 07:50 | Grinnell | John Lawrence hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gary Stanger | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Regina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Sutherland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gary Stanger (fresh) C - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 59-56 |
| 07:28 | Grinnell | William Gagnon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Grant | 59-58 |
| 07:08 | Grinnell | John Lawrence comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 59-58 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux grabs the board | 59-58 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Brent McClallen comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-58 |
| 07:02 | Grinnell | William Gagnon grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 06:54 | Grinnell | John Lawrence blows the layup | 59-58 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Christopher Fried snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Brian Sutherland is called for the reach on Brent McClallen - foul #3 on Brian Sutherland, team foul #9 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Savell (PG), David Altieri (SG), Irving Lugo (SF), Marcus Benton (PF) William Gagnon, Michael Regina, Brian Sutherland, Gary Stanger | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:31 | Grinnell | John Lawrence misses short on a shot from the left wing | 59-60 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson grabs the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | William Tripp makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 59-62 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | John Lawrence is called for traveling | 59-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland (PF) John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Thomas (SF) Brent McClallen | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 59-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (PF) Clifford Johnson | |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | William Tripp takes the ball from Irving Lugo | 59-62 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | William Tripp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-62 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | William Tripp pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-64 |
| 04:25 | Grinnell | David Altieri is called for a backcourt violation | 59-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), Michael Regina (SG), Gary Stanger (PF) Charles Savell, David Altieri, Brian Sutherland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Michael Robidoux (C) William Tripp, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson | |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Marcus Benton steals it from Michael Robidoux | 59-64 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo drills a turnaround from the right block | 61-64 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Regina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Lugo (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Gary Stanger (fresh) C - Marcus Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Fried (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Gary Grant tips it back up and in | 61-66 |
| 03:16 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-66 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Gary Grant connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Robidoux | 64-68 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-68 |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Altieri (SG), John Lawrence (C) Michael Regina, Marcus Benton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF) Anthony Durbin | |
| 02:47 | Grinnell | John Lawrence scores on a floater in the lane | 66-68 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Michael Robidoux | 66-70 |
| 02:31 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses the easy layup | 66-70 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 66-70 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner drills a jumper from close range | 66-72 |
| 02:06 | Grinnell | John Lawrence is fouled on the floor by Michael Robidoux - foul #3 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #4 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland (SF) Irving Lugo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Grinnell | Gary Grant steps in front of the Gary Stanger pass | 66-72 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Lawrence - foul #5 on John Lawrence, team foul #10 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Irving Lugo (SF), Marcus Benton (C) Gary Stanger, John Lawrence | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| 01:29 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-74 |
| 01:27 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Marcus Benton | 66-74 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Michael Robidoux - foul #4 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #5 | 66-74 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton misses the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland grabs the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 01:05 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 66-74 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland snags the offensive board | 66-74 |
| 01:03 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| 00:51 | Grinnell | William Gagnon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-74 |
| 00:50 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Grinnell | William Gagnon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner grabs the board | 66-74 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner is fouled in the backcourt by David Altieri - foul #3 on David Altieri, team foul #11 | 66-74 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Thomas (PF), William Tripp (C) Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:39 | Grinnell | David Altieri is fouled on the floor by Brent McClallen - foul #4 on Brent McClallen, team foul #6 | 66-76 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (PG), Mathew Hidalgo (SG), Gary Stanger (PF) William Gagnon, David Altieri, Irving Lugo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SG), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen | |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | Michael Regina can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-76 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Tripp | 66-76 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | William Tripp hits a jump hook from close range set up by Anthony Durbin | 66-78 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton hits a jumper near the basket | 68-78 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Tripp runs out the clock | 68-78 |