| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) C - Dave Red (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) SG - Timothy Rogers (fresh) SF - Sean Morningstar (fresh) PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) C - Kurt Love (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Kurt Love wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Grinnell | Emmanuel Ruckman picks off the pass by Darrell Cota | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Walter Howlett is hacked by Sean Morningstar - foul #1 on Sean Morningstar, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Timothy Rogers is called for the reach on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Timothy Rogers, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Kurt Love tips it in | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Kurt Love swats the short shot by Walter Howlett | 2-2 |
| 18:33 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Sean Morningstar | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota is hacked by David Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Lewis, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson misses the dunk attempt | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Dave Red can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:59 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Sean Morningstar | 2-5 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Dave Red's pass is intercepted by Darrell Cota | 2-5 |
| 17:36 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses the lay-in | 2-5 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Lucas Burns snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Kurt Love swats the short shot by Emmanuel Ruckman | 2-5 |
| 17:17 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:01 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Dave Red pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Dave Red hits the finger roll | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson buries a driving attempt in the paint | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Lewis | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Dave Red can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-7 |
| 16:02 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fairly fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Sean Morningstar (fairly fresh) PF - Russell Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Love (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson is hacked by Lucas Burns - foul #1 on Lucas Burns, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Bryan Peterson (SG), Daniel Rollings (SF), Arnold Benson (PF), Joseph Canton (C) Darrell Cota, Timothy Rogers, Sean Morningstar, Russell Simpson, Kurt Love | |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | Eric Hall is called for traveling | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Harvey Englert scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 14:53 | Grinnell | Eric Hall is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Grinnell | Bryan Peterson gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:04 | Grinnell | William Hicks steals it from Arnold Benson | 9-7 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Robert Davis double dribbles | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, James Smith, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar (SF), William Hill (PF), Jeffrey Boyer (C) Daniel Rollings, Arnold Benson, Joseph Canton | |
| 13:35 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar is fouled on the floor by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | Eric Hall knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Boyer | 9-9 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is hacked by Sean Morningstar - foul #2 on Sean Morningstar, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Timothy Rogers (SG), Daniel Rollings (SF), Russell Simpson (PF) Eric Hall, Bryan Peterson, Sean Morningstar, William Hill | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Dave Red hits the finger roll set up by David Lewis and he's hacked by Jeffrey Boyer - foul #1 on Jeffrey Boyer, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Dave Red misses the free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:43 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Russell Simpson | 11-9 |
| 12:26 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota's layup is rejected by Dave Red | 11-9 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Lucas Burns gets the rebound | 11-9 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Lewis | 14-9 |
| 12:06 | Grinnell | David Lewis takes the ball from Russell Simpson | 14-9 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman lays it in set up by David Lewis | 16-9 |
| 11:46 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-9 |
| 11:45 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Boyer pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fairly fresh) PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Timothy Rogers (fresh) SF - Daniel Rollings (fresh) PF - Russell Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Boyer (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers double dribbles | 16-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Robert Davis (SF), James Smith (PF), William Hicks (C) David Lewis, Emmanuel Ruckman, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hill (SF), Arnold Benson (C) Daniel Rollings, Jeffrey Boyer | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Willy Jackson buries a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by William Hicks | 18-9 |
| 11:09 | Grinnell | Arnold Benson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG), Kurt Love (C) Timothy Rogers, Arnold Benson | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Harvey Englert drills a jumper from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 10:55 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson double dribbles | 20-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Bryan Peterson (SG) Darrell Cota | |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Robert Davis's floater is tipped away by William Hill | 20-9 |
| 10:34 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson gets the rebound | 20-9 |
| 10:16 | Grinnell | William Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-9 |
| 10:14 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson tips it home | 20-11 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | William Hicks is hacked by Eric Hall - foul #1 on Eric Hall, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Harvey Englert, Willy Jackson, Robert Davis, James Smith, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Timothy Rogers (SG), Daniel Rollings (SF), Arnold Benson (PF), Joseph Canton (C) Eric Hall, Bryan Peterson, William Hill, Russell Simpson, Kurt Love | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Dave Red misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 20-11 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Walter Howlett grabs the offensive board | 20-11 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Dave Red misses badly on a floater in the paint | 20-11 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Walter Howlett can't tip it in | 20-11 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Lucas Burns tips it home | 22-11 |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 22-11 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-11 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Rollings - foul #1 on Daniel Rollings, team foul #6 | 22-11 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the 1st free throw | 23-11 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the 2nd free throw | 24-11 |
| 08:33 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota banks in the layup on a great pass from Daniel Rollings | 24-13 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Lucas Burns drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Walter Howlett | 26-13 |
| 08:06 | Grinnell | David Lewis steals the ball from Daniel Rollings | 26-13 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 26-13 |
| 07:50 | Grinnell | Arnold Benson snags the defensive board | 26-13 |
| 07:30 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-13 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Dave Red gets the rebound | 26-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Howlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Red (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Timothy Rogers (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Rollings (fairly fresh) PF - Arnold Benson (fairly fresh) C - Joseph Canton (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lewis | 29-13 |
| 07:17 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-13 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 29-13 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is hacked by Arnold Benson - foul #1 on Arnold Benson, team foul #7 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Robert Davis (SF), William Hicks (PF), Willy Jackson (C) David Lewis, Walter Howlett, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (PG), Bryan Peterson (SG), William Hill (SF), Russell Simpson (PF), Kurt Love (C) Darrell Cota, Timothy Rogers, Daniel Rollings, Arnold Benson, Joseph Canton | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 30-13 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses the 2nd free throw | 30-13 |
| 07:10 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Russell Simpson | 30-13 |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 30-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SF), James Smith (PF) Emmanuel Ruckman, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 30-14 |
| 06:58 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Willy Jackson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Hill - foul #1 on William Hill, team foul #8 | 30-15 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Willy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 31-15 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Willy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-15 |
| 06:30 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson's layup is rejected by William Hicks | 32-15 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Willy Jackson snags the defensive board | 32-15 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | William Hicks can't finish the layup | 32-15 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 32-15 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | William Hicks misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Hall - foul #2 on Eric Hall, team foul #9 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG) Eric Hall | |
| 06:08 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | William Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 05:48 | Grinnell | Darrell Cota misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-15 |
| 05:46 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Love | 34-15 |
| 05:32 | Grinnell | David Lewis is called for the reach on William Hill - foul #2 on David Lewis, team foul #6 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG) David Lewis | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers (SG) Darrell Cota | |
| 05:20 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-15 |
| 05:18 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 34-15 |
| 05:09 | Grinnell | Emmanuel Ruckman steals it from William Hill | 34-15 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Bryan Peterson steals the ball from William Hicks | 34-15 |
| 04:44 | Grinnell | Russell Simpson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-15 |
| 04:43 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Simpson | 34-15 |
| 04:30 | Grinnell | Kurt Love can't finish the layup | 34-15 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman snags the defensive board | 34-15 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Emmanuel Ruckman | 37-15 |
| 04:06 | Grinnell | Bryan Peterson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bryan Peterson, team foul #10 | 37-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Walter Howlett (SF), Lucas Burns (PF), Dave Red (C) Jeffrey Dougan, William Hicks, Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Daniel Rollings (SF), Arnold Benson (PF), Joseph Canton (C) Bryan Peterson, William Hill, Russell Simpson, Kurt Love | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Arnold Benson is called for the reach on Lucas Burns - foul #2 on Arnold Benson, team foul #11 | 37-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG) Harvey Englert | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Eric Hall (SG), Sean Morningstar (SF) Timothy Rogers, Daniel Rollings | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 1st free throw | 38-15 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Lucas Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 39-15 |
| 03:16 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar is denied on a layup by Lucas Burns | 39-15 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | David Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Howlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Darrell Cota (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eric Hall (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sean Morningstar (fresh) PF - Arnold Benson (fresh) C - Joseph Canton (fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | David Lewis misses the lay-in | 39-15 |
| 03:08 | Grinnell | Eric Hall grabs the board | 39-15 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Eric Hall knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Sean Morningstar and he's fouled by Walter Howlett - foul #1 on Walter Howlett, team foul #7 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan (SG) Emmanuel Ruckman | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings (SG), Jeffrey Boyer (C) Darrell Cota, Joseph Canton | |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Eric Hall misses the free throw | 39-17 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Jeffrey Boyer snags the offensive board | 39-17 |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings misses the shot from the right side | 39-17 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 39-17 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Walter Howlett loses the ball out of bounds | 39-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SF) Walter Howlett | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Russell Simpson (PF) Arnold Benson | |
| 01:55 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-17 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Dave Red snags the defensive board | 39-17 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 39-17 |
| 01:48 | Grinnell | Daniel Rollings grabs the board | 39-17 |
| 01:21 | Grinnell | Sean Morningstar buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-19 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Lucas Burns hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 39-19 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Davis | 39-19 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jeffrey Dougan loses the ball out of bounds | 39-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Walter Howlett (SF), William Hicks (PF) David Lewis, Jeffrey Dougan, Lucas Burns, Dave Red | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Darrell Cota (PG), Timothy Rogers (SG), Kurt Love (C) Eric Hall, Sean Morningstar, Jeffrey Boyer | |
| 00:31 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Cota | 39-21 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Walter Howlett is hacked by Kurt Love - foul #1 on Kurt Love, team foul #12 | 39-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | William Hill (SF), Arnold Benson (PF) Daniel Rollings, Russell Simpson | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Walter Howlett makes the 1st free throw | 40-21 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Walter Howlett misses the 2nd free throw | 40-21 |
| 00:17 | Grinnell | Arnold Benson pulls down the rebound | 40-21 |
| 00:03 | Grinnell | Timothy Rogers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Darrell Cota | 40-24 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harvey Englert misses the halfcourt shot | 40-24 |