| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Sexton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Melvin Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Fellows (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ken Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Lundin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Bollman (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mitch Brinkerhoff (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman inbounds the ball | 37-41 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Grinnell | James Powell scores on a turnaround from the left block | 37-43 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Roy Sexton | 39-43 |
| 19:08 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Roy Sexton snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by David Fellows | 41-43 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | James Powell misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Melvin Schmidt - foul #2 on Melvin Schmidt, team foul #1 | 41-43 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | James Powell misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 18:51 | Grinnell | James Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Roy Sexton is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Roy Sexton, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (PG) Roy Sexton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 18:07 | Grinnell | Allan Fiorentino is called for the reach on Robert Bollman - foul #1 on Allan Fiorentino, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen (PF) Melvin Schmidt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 17:54 | Grinnell | James Powell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Taylor | 41-44 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 17:46 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 17:35 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Richard Smith (C) Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Davis (PG), Dennis Lappin (SG), John Henderson (SF), John Green (PF), Marc Mashburn (C) Ken Allard, Danny Lundin, Robert Bollman, James Powell, Mitch Brinkerhoff | |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski is fouled on the floor by John Henderson - foul #2 on John Henderson, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Allan Fiorentino | 43-44 |
| 16:38 | Grinnell | John Green connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski is hacked by John Henderson - foul #3 on John Henderson, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF) Kenneth Orlikowski, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ken Allard (PG), Danny Lundin (SG), Mitch Brinkerhoff (C) James Davis, John Henderson, Marc Mashburn | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Danny Lundin - foul #2 on Danny Lundin, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Taylor (SG) Allan Fiorentino | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Powell (PF) John Green | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:00 | Grinnell | James Powell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 15:58 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff hits the follow up shot | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wyatt Stone (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bryan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Melvin Schmidt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ken Allard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Lundin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lappin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Mitch Brinkerhoff (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Dennis Lappin - foul #1 on Dennis Lappin, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), David Fellows (C) Wyatt Stone, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Bollman (SF) Dennis Lappin | |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 15:12 | Grinnell | Danny Lundin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-48 |
| 15:11 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff tips it home | 47-50 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | David Fellows's fadeaway is rejected by Mitch Brinkerhoff | 47-50 |
| 14:51 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James Powell | 47-50 |
| 14:35 | Grinnell | Ken Allard clanks a shot from the right side | 47-50 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | David Fellows snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Roy Sexton drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Mitch Brinkerhoff - foul #1 on Mitch Brinkerhoff, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (SG), Ralph Nguyen (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon, Melvin Schmidt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Davis (PG), Dennis Lappin (SG), John Green (PF), Marc Mashburn (C) Ken Allard, Danny Lundin, James Powell, Mitch Brinkerhoff | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Roy Sexton misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:28 | Grinnell | John Green snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 14:10 | Grinnell | Dennis Lappin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Fellows scores on a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by Marc Mashburn - foul #1 on Marc Mashburn, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | John Henderson (SF) Robert Bollman | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | David Fellows makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 13:26 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn is hacked by David Fellows - foul #3 on David Fellows, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Joseph Burgess (C) Richard Smith, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ken Allard (PG) Dennis Lappin | |
| 13:16 | Grinnell | James Davis is hacked by Allan Fiorentino - foul #2 on Allan Fiorentino, team foul #5 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG) Roy Sexton | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joseph Burgess - foul #1 on Joseph Burgess, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Taylor (SG), Thomas McCrimmon (SF) Wyatt Stone, Kenneth Orlikowski | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 13:07 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon is fouled on the floor by John Henderson - foul #4 on John Henderson, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Danny Lundin (SG), Dennis Lappin (SF), James Powell (PF), Mitch Brinkerhoff (C) James Davis, John Henderson, Marc Mashburn, John Green | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 12:53 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:35 | Grinnell | Thomas McCrimmon steals the ball from Dennis Lappin | 53-55 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-55 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen tips it but misses | 53-55 |
| 12:27 | Grinnell | James Powell pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:07 | Grinnell | Dennis Lappin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Joseph Burgess misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 12:00 | Grinnell | James Powell pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Allan Fiorentino (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Ralph Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ken Allard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Danny Lundin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Lappin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Powell (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Mitch Brinkerhoff (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:50 | Grinnell | James Powell banks in the layup on a great pass from Ken Allard | 53-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino is hacked by Dennis Lappin - foul #2 on Dennis Lappin, team foul #8 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Melvin Schmidt (PF), David Fellows (C) Bryan Taylor, Thomas McCrimmon, Ralph Nguyen, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Davis (PG), Robert Bollman (SF) Ken Allard, Dennis Lappin | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino makes the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 11:23 | Grinnell | Melvin Schmidt steals it from Danny Lundin | 55-57 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Danny Lundin takes the ball from David Fellows | 55-57 |
| 11:03 | Grinnell | James Powell misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 11:01 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff snags the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 10:47 | Grinnell | Danny Lundin hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-59 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-59 |
| 10:20 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James Davis | 55-59 |
| 10:00 | Grinnell | James Powell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 09:58 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman grabs the offensive board | 55-59 |
| 09:41 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman comes up short on the shot near the basket | 55-59 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt grabs the board | 55-59 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Robert Bollman steals the ball from Melvin Schmidt | 55-59 |
| 09:05 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff hits the finger roll set up by Danny Lundin | 55-61 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | David Fellows scores on a runner from close range set up by Roy Sexton | 57-61 |
| 08:25 | Grinnell | James Powell misses the turnaround from the left block | 57-61 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Melvin Schmidt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Robert Bollman steals the ball from Melvin Schmidt | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Sexton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Allan Fiorentino (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Orlikowski (fairly fresh) PF - Melvin Schmidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Fellows (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Danny Lundin (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Bollman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Powell (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Mitch Brinkerhoff (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Grinnell | Danny Lundin hits a 3 from the right wing | 57-64 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Roy Sexton misses short on a runner from the right block | 57-64 |
| 07:38 | Grinnell | The rebound goes to James Powell | 57-64 |
| 07:34 | Grinnell | James Davis drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Danny Lundin | 57-67 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | The jump hook by Allan Fiorentino is blocked by James Powell | 57-67 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski grabs the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-67 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | Melvin Schmidt is called for the reach on James Powell - foul #3 on Melvin Schmidt, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (PG), Bryan Taylor (SG), Thomas McCrimmon (SF), Ralph Nguyen (PF), Richard Smith (C) Roy Sexton, Allan Fiorentino, Kenneth Orlikowski, Melvin Schmidt, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ken Allard (PG), Dennis Lappin (SG), John Henderson (SF), John Green (C) James Davis, Danny Lundin, Robert Bollman, Mitch Brinkerhoff | |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | James Powell makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:55 | Grinnell | James Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ralph Nguyen | 59-68 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Dennis Lappin is called for the reach on Bryan Taylor - foul #3 on Dennis Lappin, team foul #9 | 59-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn (C) James Powell | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 06:25 | Grinnell | Dennis Lappin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 61-68 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas McCrimmon | 61-68 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone loses the dribble to Ken Allard in the backcourt | 61-68 |
| 06:05 | Grinnell | Ken Allard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Green | 61-71 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Wyatt Stone banks in the layup set up by Bryan Taylor | 63-71 |
| 05:43 | Grinnell | John Henderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-71 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 63-71 |
| 05:23 | Grinnell | John Green grabs the defensive rebound | 63-71 |
| 05:05 | Grinnell | Ken Allard misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 63-71 |
| 05:04 | Grinnell | John Henderson grabs the offensive board | 63-71 |
| 04:50 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Henderson | 63-74 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Richard Smith misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 63-74 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 63-74 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-74 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Nguyen | 63-74 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon is hacked by John Henderson - foul #5 on John Henderson, team foul #10 | 63-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Cooper (PG), Melvin Schmidt (PF), Joseph Burgess (C) Wyatt Stone, Ralph Nguyen, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Victor Hyde (SG), Robert Bollman (SF), Michael Repp (PF), Mitch Brinkerhoff (C) Dennis Lappin, John Henderson, John Green, Marc Mashburn | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 1st free throw | 64-74 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 03:50 | Grinnell | Michael Repp's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Sexton (PG) James Cooper | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roy Sexton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Taylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas McCrimmon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Melvin Schmidt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Joseph Burgess (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Grinnell | PG - Ken Allard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Victor Hyde (fresh) SF - Robert Bollman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Repp (fresh) C - Mitch Brinkerhoff (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is hacked by Ken Allard - foul #2 on Ken Allard, team foul #11 | 65-74 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Davis (PG) Ken Allard | |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 66-74 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 67-74 |
| 03:18 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff lays it up and in | 67-76 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Roy Sexton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Taylor | 69-76 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman is fouled on the floor by Thomas McCrimmon - foul #1 on Thomas McCrimmon, team foul #8 | 69-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), David Fellows (C) Thomas McCrimmon, Melvin Schmidt | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Danny Lundin (SG), Marc Mashburn (PF) Victor Hyde, Mitch Brinkerhoff | |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman makes the 1st free throw | 69-77 |
| 02:59 | Grinnell | Robert Bollman makes the 2nd free throw | 69-78 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski's layup is rejected by Robert Bollman | 69-78 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Kenneth Orlikowski tips it but misses | 69-78 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Marc Mashburn pulls down the rebound | 69-78 |
| 02:40 | Grinnell | Grinnell calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (SG), Ralph Nguyen (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Bryan Taylor, Kenneth Orlikowski, Joseph Burgess | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Ken Allard (PG), James Powell (PF), John Green (C) James Davis, Marc Mashburn, Michael Repp | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Grinnell | Grinnell is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Ken Allard is fouled on the floor by Roy Sexton - foul #4 on Roy Sexton, team foul #9 | 69-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas McCrimmon (SF) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Dennis Lappin (SF) Robert Bollman | |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Ken Allard makes the 1st free throw | 69-79 |
| 02:19 | Grinnell | Ken Allard makes the 2nd free throw | 69-80 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-80 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Taylor (SG), Melvin Schmidt (PF) Allan Fiorentino, Ralph Nguyen | |
| Subs | Grinnell | Robert Bollman (SF), Mitch Brinkerhoff (C) Dennis Lappin, John Green | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Roy Sexton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 69-80 |
| 02:02 | Grinnell | Mitch Brinkerhoff grabs the defensive rebound | 69-80 |
| 01:35 | Grinnell | Ken Allard drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-82 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor is hacked by Danny Lundin - foul #3 on Danny Lundin, team foul #12 | 69-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Fiorentino (PG), Kenneth Orlikowski (SF), Ralph Nguyen (PF), Richard Smith (C) Roy Sexton, Thomas McCrimmon, Melvin Schmidt, David Fellows | |
| Subs | Grinnell | James Davis (PG), Victor Hyde (SG), Dennis Lappin (SF), John Green (PF), Marc Mashburn (C) Ken Allard, Danny Lundin, Robert Bollman, James Powell, Mitch Brinkerhoff | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-82 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Bryan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 71-82 |
| 01:00 | Grinnell | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wyatt Stone (SG) Bryan Taylor | |
| Subs | Grinnell | | |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen is whistled for a carry | 71-82 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Victor Hyde is hacked by Wyatt Stone - foul #2 on Wyatt Stone, team foul #10 | 71-82 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Victor Hyde makes the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:33 | Grinnell | Victor Hyde misses the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen pulls down the rebound | 71-83 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen misses the jumper from the right block | 71-83 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Ralph Nguyen tips it back up and in | 73-83 |
| 00:00 | Grinnell | Victor Hyde runs out the clock | 73-83 |