| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard McNeece (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Orr (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Bush (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wade Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Pryor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) C - Maurice West (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Elbert Kim inbounds the ball | 37-19 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Elbert Kim jams it set up by Chris Page and he's hacked by Justin Bush - foul #2 on Justin Bush, team foul #1 | 37-21 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Elbert Kim misses the free throw | 37-21 |
| 19:40 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Wade Lewis | 37-21 |
| 19:20 | Grinnell | Dan Orr buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Justin Bush | 40-21 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Chris Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-21 |
| 19:06 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Brian Pryor | 40-21 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | Dan Orr knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard McNeece | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-21 |
| 18:45 | Grinnell | Brian Pryor snags the defensive board | 43-21 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:26 | Grinnell | Brian Pryor is hacked by Maurice West - foul #2 on Maurice West, team foul #1 | 43-21 |
| 18:10 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-21 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Maurice West | 43-21 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Scott Basnight comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 43-21 |
| 18:01 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Brian Pryor | 43-21 |
| 17:44 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (SG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Eugene Cage (PF) Hubert Mumaw, Elbert Kim, Scott Basnight | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Alvin Petri clanks a 3 from the left corner | 43-21 |
| 17:34 | Grinnell | Justin Bush pulls down the rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:23 | Grinnell | Wade Lewis is fouled on the floor by Chris Page - foul #1 on Chris Page, team foul #2 | 43-21 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Edwards (C) Brian Pryor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (C) Maurice West | |
| 17:07 | Grinnell | Dan Orr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-21 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 43-21 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Chris Page knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Alvin Petri | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 16:47 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Dan Orr | 46-24 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Eugene Cage blows the layup | 46-24 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the offensive rebound | 46-24 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-27 |
| 16:07 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 46-27 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Chris Page is called for 10 seconds | 46-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Brian Pryor (C) Larry Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw (SG), Elbert Kim (SF), Scott Basnight (PF), Maurice West (C) Chris Page, Thomas Cuthbertson, Eugene Cage, Garry Williams | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard McNeece (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Orr (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Justin Bush (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wade Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Pryor (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alvin Petri (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elbert Kim (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fresh) C - Maurice West (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Grinnell | Dan Orr hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 46-27 |
| 15:39 | Grinnell | Wade Lewis hits the follow up shot | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Elbert Kim loses the dribble to Wade Lewis | 48-27 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:57 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-27 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Scott Basnight snags the defensive board | 48-27 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Elbert Kim clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Maurice West grabs the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Alvin Petri comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Elbert Kim | 48-27 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Alvin Petri throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Grant Niles (SG), Charles Tansey (SF) Richard McNeece, Dan Orr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Eugene Cage (C) Alvin Petri, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 14:02 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 48-27 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson gets the rebound | 48-27 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Wade Lewis is called for the reach on Elbert Kim - foul #1 on Wade Lewis, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Larry Edwards (C) Brian Pryor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Garry Williams (SG), Jeffrey Biermann (PF) Hubert Mumaw, Elbert Kim | |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Garry Williams clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 48-27 |
| 13:39 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards snags the defensive board | 48-27 |
| 13:22 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-27 |
| 13:20 | Grinnell | Justin Bush pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-27 |
| 13:05 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Justin Bush | 51-27 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Chris Page misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-27 |
| 12:55 | Grinnell | Grant Niles grabs the board | 51-27 |
| 12:44 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Bush | 53-27 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Chris Page can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-27 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to Larry Edwards | 53-27 |
| 12:11 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-27 |
| 12:09 | Grinnell | Wade Lewis tips it but misses | 53-27 |
| 12:07 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Bush | 53-27 |
| 11:53 | Grinnell | Grant Niles knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Justin Bush | 55-27 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Justin Bush (tiring) 5 reb. SG - Grant Niles (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charles Tansey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wade Lewis (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - Larry Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Biermann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Cage (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Chris Page is fouled on the floor by Charles Tansey - foul #1 on Charles Tansey, team foul #3 | 55-27 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard McNeece (PG), Dan Orr (SG), Leonard Dasher (SF), Brian Pryor (C) Justin Bush, Grant Niles, Charles Tansey, Wade Lewis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG), Hubert Mumaw (SG), Elbert Kim (SF), Scott Basnight (PF), Maurice West (C) Chris Page, Garry Williams, Thomas Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Biermann, Eugene Cage | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Alvin Petri scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-30 |
| 11:02 | Grinnell | Leonard Dasher can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 55-30 |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Dan Orr tips it back up and in | 57-30 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Scott Basnight clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-30 |
| 10:52 | Grinnell | Brian Pryor grabs the defensive rebound | 57-30 |
| 10:46 | Grinnell | Dan Orr makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-30 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Elbert Kim loses the ball out of bounds | 60-30 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Bush (SF) Leonard Dasher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:05 | Grinnell | Dan Orr scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard McNeece | 62-30 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Alvin Petri misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-30 |
| 09:56 | Grinnell | Brian Pryor grabs the defensive rebound | 62-30 |
| 09:39 | Grinnell | Dan Orr misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-30 |
| 09:37 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards snags the offensive board | 62-30 |
| 09:23 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Bush | 65-30 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw blows the layup | 65-30 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Scott Basnight tips it but misses | 65-30 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Maurice West hits the follow up shot | 65-32 |
| 08:47 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 65-32 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Maurice West snags the defensive board | 65-32 |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Alvin Petri's pass is intercepted by Dan Orr in the backcourt | 65-32 |
| 08:18 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Dan Orr | 68-32 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Hubert Mumaw is blocked by Justin Bush | 68-32 |
| 08:01 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards snags the defensive board | 68-32 |
| 07:37 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dan Orr | 71-32 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard McNeece (tiring) 23 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dan Orr (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Justin Bush (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Larry Edwards (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Pryor (fairly fresh) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Alvin Petri (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hubert Mumaw (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elbert Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Basnight (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Maurice West (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Dan Orr - foul #2 on Dan Orr, team foul #4 | 71-32 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Grant Niles (SG), Charles Tansey (SF), Francis Patterson (PF) Dan Orr, Justin Bush, Brian Pryor | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Lamar (PG), Thomas Cuthbertson (SF), Eugene Cage (PF), Garry Williams (C) Alvin Petri, Elbert Kim, Scott Basnight, Maurice West | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw makes the 1st free throw | 71-33 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Hubert Mumaw makes the 2nd free throw | 71-34 |
| 06:57 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey is fouled on the floor by Eugene Cage - foul #2 on Eugene Cage, team foul #3 | 71-34 |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann (PF) Hubert Mumaw | |
| 06:36 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece is hacked by Thomas Cuthbertson - foul #1 on Thomas Cuthbertson, team foul #4 | 71-34 |
| 06:20 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-34 |
| 06:19 | Grinnell | Francis Patterson tips it home | 73-34 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann's layup is rejected by Larry Edwards | 73-34 |
| 06:03 | Grinnell | Francis Patterson snags the defensive board | 73-34 |
| 05:38 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Edwards | 76-34 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Garry Williams loses the dribble to Francis Patterson | 76-34 |
| 05:02 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-34 |
| 05:00 | Grinnell | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Tansey | 76-34 |
| 04:37 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Grant Niles | 79-34 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Francis Patterson blocks the short jumper by Eugene Cage | 79-34 |
| 04:20 | Grinnell | Francis Patterson pulls down the rebound | 79-34 |
| 04:01 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Grant Niles | 82-34 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeffrey Biermann hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 82-34 |
| 03:44 | Grinnell | Francis Patterson grabs the board | 82-34 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:19 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-34 |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Eugene Cage grabs the defensive rebound | 82-34 |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Richard McNeece (tired) 26 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Grant Niles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Tansey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Patterson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Edwards (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Garry Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Cuthbertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Biermann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Cage (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 82-34 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Garry Williams tips it back up and in | 82-36 |
| 02:50 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 82-36 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson pulls down the rebound | 82-36 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Charles Lamar can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 82-36 |
| 02:43 | Grinnell | Grant Niles snags the defensive board | 82-36 |
| 02:24 | Grinnell | Garry Williams steals it from Charles Tansey | 82-36 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Garry Williams connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Lamar and the foul's on Francis Patterson - foul #1 on Francis Patterson, team foul #5 | 82-38 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Justin Bush (PG), Leonard Dasher (SF) Richard McNeece, Charles Tansey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Alvin Petri (PG), Elbert Kim (PF) Charles Lamar, Jeffrey Biermann | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Garry Williams makes the free throw | 82-39 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards can't connect on a floater from the right side | 82-39 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Elbert Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 82-39 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Thomas Cuthbertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-39 |
| Subs | Grinnell | Richard McNeece (PG), Charles Tansey (SF) Justin Bush, Leonard Dasher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:31 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece is hacked by Eugene Cage - foul #3 on Eugene Cage, team foul #5 | 82-39 |
| 01:13 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 82-39 |
| 01:12 | Grinnell | Larry Edwards hits the follow up shot | 84-39 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Larry Edwards is called for the reach on Garry Williams - foul #3 on Larry Edwards, team foul #6 | 84-39 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Garry Williams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 84-39 |
| 00:52 | Grinnell | Charles Tansey grabs the defensive rebound | 84-39 |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Grinnell | Grant Niles misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 84-39 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Elbert Kim pulls down the rebound | 84-39 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Alvin Petri scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 84-41 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Richard McNeece runs out the clock | 84-41 |