| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Lugo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Luis Weiss (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Lawrence (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | The short jumper by Luis Weiss is denied by Gary Grant | 43-38 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Brent McClallen gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Gary Grant drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brent McClallen | 46-38 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | John Lawrence buries a runner in the paint set up by David Altieri and he's hacked by Michael Robidoux - foul #2 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 19:22 | Grinnell | John Lawrence misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner is whistled for traveling | 46-40 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Robidoux - foul #3 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is fouled on the floor by David Altieri - foul #2 on David Altieri, team foul #1 | 46-42 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Kevin Watson clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-42 |
| 18:16 | Grinnell | William Gagnon gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 18:00 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 17:58 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss tips it in | 46-44 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 17:52 | Grinnell | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 17:48 | Grinnell | William Gagnon makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Irving Lugo | 46-47 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Kevin Watson travels with the ball | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (PG), Mathew Hidalgo (SG) William Gagnon, David Altieri | |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Thomas - foul #2 on Herbert Thomas, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifford Johnson (C) Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 17:20 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Durbin and he's hacked by Irving Lugo - foul #2 on Irving Lugo, team foul #2 | 48-49 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 16:42 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Michael Regina | 49-51 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin is fouled on the floor by Mathew Hidalgo - foul #1 on Mathew Hidalgo, team foul #3 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) William Tripp, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG) Mathew Hidalgo | |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Gary Grant clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-51 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 15:54 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses the easy layup | 49-51 |
| 15:52 | Grinnell | Michael Regina tips it in | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - William Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Regina (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Lugo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luis Weiss (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson buries a floater from the right wing set up by Brent McClallen | 51-53 |
| 15:34 | Grinnell | Gary Kirschner picks off the pass by William Gagnon in the backcourt | 51-53 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner hits the finger roll | 53-53 |
| 15:16 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Brent McClallen drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | John Lawrence misses the fadeaway in the paint | 56-56 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Gary Grant snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Clifford Johnson is blocked by John Lawrence | 56-56 |
| 14:26 | Grinnell | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| 14:17 | Grinnell | Michael Regina misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-56 |
| 14:16 | Grinnell | John Lawrence hits the follow up shot | 56-58 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Christopher Fried connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brent McClallen | 58-58 |
| 13:44 | Grinnell | John Lawrence misses the turnaround in the paint | 58-58 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 58-58 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Brent McClallen | 60-58 |
| 13:32 | Grinnell | Gary Grant picks off the pass by Irving Lugo | 60-58 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Gary Grant is fouled in the backcourt by William Gagnon - foul #2 on William Gagnon, team foul #4 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Savell (PG), David Altieri (SG), Brian Sutherland (SF), Gary Stanger (PF), Marcus Benton (C) William Gagnon, Michael Regina, Irving Lugo, Luis Weiss, John Lawrence | |
| 13:18 | Illinois | William Tripp knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Durbin | 63-58 |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Michael Robidoux - foul #4 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #4 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Starks (SG) Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | James Starks clanks a floater near the basket | 63-60 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | Gary Stanger gets the rebound | 63-60 |
| 12:21 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton misses the floater from the left block | 63-60 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Tripp | 63-60 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | William Tripp makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Starks | 66-60 |
| 11:59 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles Savell | 66-62 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 11:33 | Grinnell | David Altieri gets the rebound | 66-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Charles Savell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Sutherland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Stanger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Marcus Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Charles Savell | 66-64 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Kevin Watson makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Tripp | 68-64 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Watson - foul #1 on Kevin Watson, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) William Tripp, James Starks, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), Michael Regina (SG), Irving Lugo (SF), Luis Weiss (PF) Charles Savell, David Altieri, Brian Sutherland, Gary Stanger | |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 10:39 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton misses the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 68-65 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 10:16 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo pulls down the rebound | 68-65 |
| 10:10 | Grinnell | William Gagnon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Regina | 68-68 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Gary Grant scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Brent McClallen | 70-68 |
| 09:31 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses long on a floater in the lane | 70-68 |
| 09:29 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 09:17 | Grinnell | William Gagnon misses the jumper from the left side | 70-68 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a shot from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 09:09 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 08:51 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss's floater is knocked away by Christopher Fried | 70-68 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Gary Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Brent McClallen's pass is intercepted by Luis Weiss | 70-68 |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss lays it in on a nice dish by Marcus Benton and the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #3 on Christopher Fried, team foul #6 | 70-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (C) Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | David Altieri (SG), John Lawrence (C) Michael Regina, Marcus Benton | |
| 08:36 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the free throw | 70-71 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Christopher Fried knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Kirschner | 72-71 |
| 08:02 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss is called for traveling | 72-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), James Starks (SG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Herbert Thomas (PF) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Savell (PG), Mathew Hidalgo (SF) William Gagnon, Irving Lugo | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin loses the dribble to Charles Savell | 72-71 |
| 07:42 | Grinnell | David Altieri banks in the layup set up by Charles Savell | 72-73 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | William Tripp snags the offensive board | 72-73 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 72-73 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | John Lawrence grabs the board | 72-73 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Starks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Herbert Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Charles Savell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Luis Weiss (tiring) 19 pts. 7 reb. C - John Lawrence (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Mathew Hidalgo is hacked by Anthony Durbin - foul #1 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #7 | 72-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) William Tripp, James Starks, Anthony Durbin, Herbert Thomas, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), Brian Sutherland (SF), Gary Stanger (PF) Charles Savell, David Altieri, Luis Weiss | |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Mathew Hidalgo misses the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the board | 72-73 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-73 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Brent McClallen gets the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner connects on the jumper in the paint | 74-73 |
| 06:00 | Grinnell | John Lawrence is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on John Lawrence, team foul #5 | 74-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (SG), Irving Lugo (SF) Mathew Hidalgo, Gary Stanger | |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-73 |
| 05:39 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo snags the defensive board | 74-73 |
| 05:25 | Grinnell | Michael Regina can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-73 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 74-73 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux loses the dribble to William Gagnon | 74-73 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 74-73 |
| 04:59 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland tips it back up and in | 74-75 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Brent McClallen can't connect on a shot from the right side | 74-75 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses the tip | 74-75 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux can't tip it in | 74-75 |
| 04:41 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland grabs the defensive rebound | 74-75 |
| 04:21 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Irving Lugo | 74-77 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Grant and the foul's on Michael Regina - foul #2 on Michael Regina, team foul #6 | 76-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Charles Savell (PG), David Altieri (SG), Mathew Hidalgo (SF), Gary Stanger (PF), Marcus Benton (C) William Gagnon, Michael Regina, Irving Lugo, Brian Sutherland, John Lawrence | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner makes the free throw | 77-77 |
| 03:49 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from Charles Savell | 77-79 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | William Tripp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-79 |
| 03:32 | Grinnell | Mathew Hidalgo grabs the board | 77-79 |
| 03:29 | Grinnell | William Tripp steps in front of the Charles Savell pass in the backcourt | 77-79 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 77-79 |
| 03:09 | Grinnell | Gary Stanger gets the rebound | 77-79 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gary Kirschner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Charles Savell (fresh) 5 ast. SG - David Altieri (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Gary Stanger (fresh) 5 reb. C - Marcus Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Grinnell | Marcus Benton can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 77-79 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the board | 77-79 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Kirschner, Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), Irving Lugo (SF), Luis Weiss (PF) Charles Savell, Mathew Hidalgo, Gary Stanger | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Marcus Benton steals the ball from William Tripp | 77-79 |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | William Gagnon is hacked by Gary Grant - foul #3 on Gary Grant, team foul #8 | 77-79 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Lawrence (C) Marcus Benton | |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | William Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 77-80 |
| 02:09 | Grinnell | William Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-81 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | William Tripp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 77-81 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Brent McClallen grabs the offensive rebound | 77-81 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Christopher Fried comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 77-81 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Irving Lugo | 77-81 |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by William Gagnon and he's hacked by Brent McClallen - foul #3 on Brent McClallen, team foul #9 | 77-83 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG) William Tripp | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 01:07 | Grinnell | Irving Lugo misses the free throw | 77-83 |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 77-83 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-83 |
| 00:47 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss grabs the board | 77-83 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Gary Grant is called for the reach on Luis Weiss in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Grant, team foul #10 | 77-83 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:44 | Grinnell | Luis Weiss misses the 2nd free throw | 77-84 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Christopher Fried gets the rebound | 77-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses long on a floater from the right wing | 77-84 |
| 00:36 | Grinnell | William Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 77-84 |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | William Gagnon is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Grant - foul #5 on Gary Grant, team foul #11 | 77-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG) Gary Grant | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland (PF) Luis Weiss | |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | William Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 77-85 |
| 00:35 | Grinnell | William Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:28 | Illinois | William Tripp comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-86 |
| 00:26 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland grabs the board | 77-86 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland is hacked by William Tripp in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Tripp, team foul #12 | 77-86 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 77-87 |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is hacked by Brian Sutherland - foul #2 on Brian Sutherland, team foul #7 | 77-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SG), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Kirschner, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Michael Regina (PG), Mathew Hidalgo (SG), Gary Stanger (PF), Marcus Benton (C) William Gagnon, David Altieri, Irving Lugo, John Lawrence | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 1st free throw | 78-88 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the 2nd free throw | 79-88 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Durbin - foul #2 on Anthony Durbin, team foul #13 | 79-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Gagnon (PG), David Altieri (SG), Irving Lugo (SF), John Lawrence (C) Michael Regina, Mathew Hidalgo, Gary Stanger, Marcus Benton | |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland makes the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:16 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland makes the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Fried | 81-90 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland is hacked by William Tripp in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Tripp, team foul #14 | 81-90 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland misses the 1st free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:08 | Grinnell | Brian Sutherland misses the 2nd free throw | 81-90 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the board | 81-90 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 81-90 |
| 00:02 | Grinnell | John Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 81-90 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | John Lawrence runs out the clock | 81-90 |