| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Kraus (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hassell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 5 pts. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell inbounds the ball | 19-38 |
| 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) | |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Copeland - foul #2 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #1 | 19-38 |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota makes the 1st free throw | 20-38 |
| 19:50 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 21-38 |
| 19:30 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs hits the follow up shot | 21-40 |
| 19:10 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota is hacked by Joseph Copeland - foul #3 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #2 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| 18:59 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber misses the jump hook from the left block | 21-40 |
| 18:58 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus grabs the offensive rebound | 21-40 |
| 18:46 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell loses the dribble to George Rayl | 21-40 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | George Rayl lays it in on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ruckman | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:17 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 23-42 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is fouled on the floor by Robert Hassell - foul #1 on Robert Hassell, team foul #1 | 23-42 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Emmanuel Ruckman | 23-44 |
| 17:41 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber loses the dribble to George Rayl | 23-44 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Irving Scheiber steps in front of the George Rayl pass | 23-44 |
| 17:27 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 25-44 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman drills a jumper from the right wing | 25-46 |
| 16:37 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 25-46 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 25-46 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Harvey Englert can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 25-46 |
| 16:29 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson pulls down the rebound | 25-46 |
| 16:11 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 25-46 |
| 16:09 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 27-46 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | George Rayl scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Dave Red | 27-48 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kevin Kraus (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hassell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Russell Simpson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Scheiber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - George Rayl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-48 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Timothy Rogers (SG), Sean Morningstar (SF), Russel Humphrey (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Darrell Cota, Kevin Kraus, Robert Hassell, Russell Simpson, Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Robert Zbinden (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Timothy Kovacs, Dave Red | |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden is called for traveling | 27-48 |
| 15:04 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Timothy Rogers | 30-48 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden lays it up and in | 30-50 |
| 14:37 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar's pass is intercepted by Willy Jackson | 30-50 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Eric Hall steps in front of the David Lewis pass | 30-50 |
| 14:03 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey hits a shot from the left block | 32-50 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Willy Jackson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Rogers - foul #2 on Timothy Rogers, team foul #2 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Robert Hassell (SF), Irving Scheiber (C) Timothy Rogers, Sean Morningstar, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (PF) Robert Zbinden | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 13:41 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Kevin Kraus | 32-50 |
| 13:32 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Robert Hassell | 35-50 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Hassell - foul #2 on Robert Hassell, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Russell Simpson (PF) Eric Hall, Russel Humphrey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF) Willy Jackson, David Lewis, Lucas Burns | |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 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) | |
| 12:57 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Harvey Englert | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:31 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-54 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs snags the defensive board | 35-54 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is fouled on the floor by Kevin Kraus - foul #3 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Rayl (SF), Dave Red (C) Brendan Jordan, Joseph Copeland | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Robert Hassell takes the ball from Dave Red | 35-54 |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber buries a floater in the lane and he's fouled by George Rayl - foul #1 on George Rayl, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG) Kevin Kraus | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (SG), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 12:02 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber makes the free throw | 38-54 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | David Lewis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-54 |
| 11:40 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hassell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dave Red (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:20 | Grinnell | Robert Zbinden blocks the jumper by Robert Hassell | 38-54 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden grabs the board | 38-54 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | David Lewis buries a jumpshot from the right side | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:57 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-56 |
| 10:56 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson misses the tip | 38-56 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Dave Red gets the rebound | 38-56 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Harvey Englert knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Robert Zbinden | 38-58 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Robert Zbinden is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 38-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Timothy Rogers (SF), Russel Humphrey (PF), Ronald Porter (C) Darrell Cota, Robert Hassell, Russell Simpson, Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Harvey Englert, David Lewis, Dave Red, Robert Zbinden | |
| 10:21 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers is hacked by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #4 | 38-58 |
| 10:11 | Grinnell | Emmanuel Ruckman takes the ball from Ronald Porter | 38-58 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is hacked by Ronald Porter - foul #1 on Ronald Porter, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar (SF) Eric Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (SF) George Rayl | |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Kovacs | 38-60 |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Sean Morningstar and he's hacked by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #3 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #5 | 40-60 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG) Willy Jackson | |
| 09:10 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus misses the free throw | 40-60 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland grabs the board | 40-60 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Emmanuel Ruckman | 40-62 |
| 08:45 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers is denied on a layup by Joseph Copeland | 40-62 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Rogers - foul #3 on Timothy Rogers, team foul #6 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Robert Hassell (SF), Russell Simpson (PF), Irving Scheiber (C) Timothy Rogers, Sean Morningstar, Russel Humphrey, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 08:21 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #4 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG) Eric Hall | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), George Rayl (SF), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Lucas Burns, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Lewis - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #7 | 40-64 |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:12 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David Lewis is hacked by Kevin Kraus - foul #4 on Kevin Kraus, team foul #7 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG) Kevin Kraus | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | David Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 07:48 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota blows the layup | 41-65 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 41-65 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Hassell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Irving Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dave Red (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-65 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it home | 41-67 |
| 07:23 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber is fouled on the floor by Dave Red - foul #1 on Dave Red, team foul #8 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) David Lewis, Dave Red, Robert Zbinden | |
| 07:23 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 42-67 |
| 07:23 | Grinnell | Irving Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-67 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Copeland | 42-67 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-67 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Robert Hassell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota is fouled on the floor by Harvey Englert - foul #3 on Harvey Englert, team foul #9 | 42-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus (SG), Russel Humphrey (PF) Eric Hall, Russell Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (SF) Harvey Englert, George Rayl | |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:43 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs snags the defensive board | 43-67 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Willy Jackson is hacked by Irving Scheiber - foul #2 on Irving Scheiber, team foul #8 | 43-67 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Ronald Porter (C) Darrell Cota, Irving Scheiber | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 06:21 | Grinnell | Ronald Porter grabs the defensive rebound | 43-67 |
| 06:04 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Hassell | 45-67 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Emmanuel Ruckman | 45-70 |
| 05:34 | Grinnell | Kevin Kraus double dribbles | 45-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers (SG), Sean Morningstar (SF) Kevin Kraus, Robert Hassell | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Dave Red (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Willy Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-70 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Willy Jackson | |
| 04:57 | Grinnell | Dave Red steals the ball from Eric Hall | 45-70 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Russel Humphrey is called for the reach on David Lewis - foul #1 on Russel Humphrey, team foul #9 | 45-70 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 45-71 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 04:21 | Grinnell | Eric Hall scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Dave Red comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Rogers - foul #4 on Timothy Rogers, team foul #10 | 48-72 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings (SF), William Hill (PF) Eric Hall, Ronald Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF) Lucas Burns, William Hicks | |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the 1st free throw | 48-72 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 2nd free throw | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-73 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden snags the defensive board | 48-73 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Dave Red makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-76 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Timothy Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Sean Morningstar (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Rollings (fresh) PF - William Hill (fresh) C - Russel Humphrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - Dave Red (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers buries a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on David Lewis - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #10 | 50-76 |
| 03:27 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers makes the free throw | 51-76 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan blows the layup but the foul's on Daniel Rollings - foul #1 on Daniel Rollings, team foul #11 | 51-76 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG) Sean Morningstar | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 51-77 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-78 |
| 02:56 | Grinnell | Russel Humphrey can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-78 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | William Hicks snags the defensive board | 51-78 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | William Hill swats the short shot by Dave Red | 51-78 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it back up and in | 51-80 |
| 02:44 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 51-80 |
| 02:42 | Grinnell | Eric Hall tips it but misses | 51-80 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | William Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-80 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Brendan Jordan | 51-82 |
| 02:29 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers drills a jump hook from close range | 53-82 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Dave Red scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Willy Jackson | 53-84 |
| 02:08 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-84 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the rebound | 53-84 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | William Hicks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dave Red | 53-86 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings misses the shot from the left side | 53-86 |
| 01:46 | Grinnell | William Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 53-86 |
| 01:38 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-86 |
| 01:37 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rollings | 53-86 |
| 01:28 | Grinnell | Eric Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-86 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan gets the rebound | 53-86 |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan scores on a jumper from the left block | 53-88 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Eric Hall is hacked by Willy Jackson - foul #1 on Willy Jackson, team foul #11 | 53-88 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar (SF), Ronald Porter (C) Daniel Rollings, William Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (SF), Robert Zbinden (C) Brendan Jordan, William Hicks | |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses the 1st free throw | 53-88 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 53-88 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the defensive rebound | 53-88 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | David Lewis double dribbles | 53-88 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Lewis - foul #3 on David Lewis, team foul #12 | 53-88 |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Eric Hall makes the 1st free throw | 54-88 |
| 00:28 | Grinnell | Eric Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 55-88 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | David Lewis runs out the clock | 55-88 |