| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Edward Anderson (fresh) SG - James Buckner (fresh) SF - David Cook (fresh) PF - Mark Searles (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fresh) SG - John Nagata (fresh) SF - William Williams (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fresh) C - Clyde Spector (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford's layup is rejected by Clyde Spector | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John Nagata misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Cook - foul #1 on David Cook, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Dartmouth | The jump hook by Mark Searles is blocked by Billy Carey | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Billy Carey gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:24 | Dartmouth | William Williams is called for the reach on Edward Anderson - foul #1 on William Williams, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Bradford, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Billy Carey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curt Stambaugh and the foul's on Robert Bradford - foul #2 on Robert Bradford, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Gerard Legrand (C) Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Billy Carey makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Dartmouth | Clyde Spector steals the ball from Mark Searles | 0-5 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | William Williams connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Carey | 0-7 |
| 17:02 | Dartmouth | Gerard Legrand's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Carey | 0-7 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | John Nagata misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 0-7 |
| 16:53 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to David Cook | 0-7 |
| 16:37 | Dartmouth | Gerard Legrand knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 2-7 |
| 16:21 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Nagata | 2-10 |
| 15:55 | Dartmouth | David Cook is fouled on the floor by William Williams - foul #2 on William Williams, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Gilbert (PF) James Buckner, David Cook, Mark Searles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (SF), Jason Sansbury (PF), Jeremy Jackson (C) John Nagata, William Williams, Billy Carey, Clyde Spector | |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Edward Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) PF - Robert Gilbert (fresh) C - Gerard Legrand (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bates (fresh) SF - Kurt Lambert (fresh) PF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp slams it home | 4-10 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 4-10 |
| 15:23 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 15:04 | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | David Cook (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG) Curt Stambaugh | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Jackson and he's hacked by Gerard Legrand - foul #1 on Gerard Legrand, team foul #4 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Billy Carey (PF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert makes the free throw | 4-13 |
| 14:28 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Robert Beauchamp steals it from John Nagata | 6-13 |
| 13:57 | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-13 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Billy Carey throws it down set up by Charles Bates and the foul's on Robert Gilbert - foul #1 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | James Buckner (SG), Mark Searles (C) Robert Beauchamp, Gerard Legrand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), Clyde Spector (C) John Nagata, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Billy Carey misses the free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:47 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:28 | Dartmouth | James Buckner clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-15 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Billy Carey pulls down the rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh blows the layup | 6-15 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Carey | 6-15 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Charles Bates hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-15 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Clyde Spector tips it back up and in | 6-17 |
| 12:38 | Dartmouth | James Buckner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-17 |
| 12:36 | Dartmouth | Edward Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-17 |
| 12:22 | Dartmouth | James Buckner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Buckner, team foul #6 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp (PG), Stephen Jones (SF), Gerard Legrand (C) Edward Anderson, David Cook, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Charles Bates, Kurt Lambert, Clyde Spector | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #7 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel (PG) James Buckner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 11:45 | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Alexander Tuel (fresh) SG - Robert Beauchamp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) PF - Mark Searles (fairly fresh) C - Gerard Legrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Nagata (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Sansbury (fresh) PF - Billy Carey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeremy Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-19 |
| 11:26 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Gerard Legrand | 6-19 |
| 11:03 | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-19 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | John Nagata pulls down the rebound | 6-19 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Robert Beauchamp steals it from Billy Carey | 6-19 |
| 10:38 | Dartmouth | Jason Sansbury takes the ball from Robert Beauchamp | 6-19 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Robert Beauchamp is called for the reach on John Nagata - foul #1 on Robert Beauchamp, team foul #8 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edward Anderson (PG), James Buckner (SG), David Cook (SF) Alexander Tuel, Robert Beauchamp, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG), Kurt Lambert (SF), Clyde Spector (C) Curt Stambaugh, Billy Carey, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 1st free throw | 6-20 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | John Nagata makes the 2nd free throw | 6-21 |
| 10:03 | Dartmouth | James Buckner buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's hacked by Jason Sansbury - foul #1 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #3 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert (PF) Mark Searles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:03 | Dartmouth | James Buckner misses the free throw | 8-21 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | John Nagata grabs the board | 8-21 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Gilbert - foul #2 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #9 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Mark Searles (PF) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG), Billy Carey (PF) John Nagata, Jason Sansbury | |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert misses the 2nd free throw | 8-22 |
| 09:40 | Dartmouth | The rebound goes to Gerard Legrand | 8-22 |
| 09:22 | Dartmouth | James Buckner is hacked by Kurt Lambert - foul #1 on Kurt Lambert, team foul #4 | 8-22 |
| 08:58 | Dartmouth | Edward Anderson hits a fadeaway from the left side | 10-22 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | The short jumper by Billy Carey is denied by Gerard Legrand | 10-22 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert tips it in | 10-24 |
| 08:12 | Dartmouth | Billy Carey steals it from Edward Anderson | 10-24 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Clyde Spector misses badly on a runner in the lane | 10-24 |
| 07:56 | Dartmouth | David Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 10-24 |
| 07:49 | Dartmouth | David Cook misses the lay-in | 10-24 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Clyde Spector pulls down the rebound | 10-24 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Edward Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Buckner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Cook (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Searles (fairly fresh) C - Gerard Legrand (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Curt Stambaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Bates (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kurt Lambert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Billy Carey (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Clyde Spector (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Billy Carey makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Bates | 10-26 |
| 07:09 | Dartmouth | James Buckner misses short on a runner in the paint | 10-26 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh snags the defensive board | 10-26 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Charles Bates misses the floater from the right side | 10-26 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert hits the follow up shot | 10-28 |
| 06:32 | Dartmouth | Clyde Spector swats the short shot by Gerard Legrand | 10-28 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Kurt Lambert grabs the board | 10-28 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Edward Anderson - foul #1 on Edward Anderson, team foul #10 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel (PG), Robert Beauchamp (SG), Stephen Jones (SF) Edward Anderson, James Buckner, David Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Nagata (SG), Jason Sansbury (SF), Jeremy Jackson (C) Charles Bates, Kurt Lambert, Clyde Spector | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh makes the 1st free throw | 10-29 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 10-30 |
| 06:03 | Dartmouth | Mark Searles is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Mark Searles, team foul #11 | 10-30 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | The jump hook by Billy Carey is blocked by Mark Searles | 10-30 |
| 05:47 | Dartmouth | Mark Searles grabs the defensive rebound | 10-30 |
| 05:27 | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gerard Legrand and the foul's on Jason Sansbury - foul #2 on Jason Sansbury, team foul #5 | 12-30 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Lambert (SF) Jason Sansbury | |
| 05:27 | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel makes the free throw | 13-30 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-30 |
| 04:41 | Dartmouth | Gerard Legrand is called for traveling | 13-30 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (PG) Curt Stambaugh | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | John Nagata comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-30 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Billy Carey tips it back up and in | 13-32 |
| 04:12 | Dartmouth | Jeremy Jackson swats the short shot by Alexander Tuel | 13-32 |
| 04:10 | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp can't tip it in | 13-32 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Billy Carey gets the rebound | 13-32 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Charles Bates misses the 3 from the left corner | 13-32 |
| 03:52 | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp grabs the defensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 03:32 | Dartmouth | The jump hook by Mark Searles is blocked by Billy Carey | 13-32 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | John Nagata grabs the defensive rebound | 13-32 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Alexander Tuel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Beauchamp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) PF - Mark Searles (tiring) C - Gerard Legrand (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Charles Bates (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Nagata (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Lambert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Carey (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeremy Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Nagata's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-32 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edward Anderson (SG), David Cook (SF), Robert Gilbert (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Robert Beauchamp, Stephen Jones, Mark Searles, Gerard Legrand | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Williams (SF), Jason Sansbury (PF), Clyde Spector (C) Kurt Lambert, Billy Carey, Jeremy Jackson | |
| 03:02 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert misses long on a floater from the left wing | 13-32 |
| 03:00 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 02:36 | Dartmouth | Robert Bradford is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Robert Bradford, team foul #12 | 13-32 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | James Buckner (SG), Gerard Legrand (C) Alexander Tuel, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Curt Stambaugh (PG) Charles Bates | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | William Williams hits the finger roll set up by John Nagata | 13-34 |
| 01:56 | Dartmouth | James Buckner knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by David Cook | 15-34 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | John Nagata misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 15-34 |
| 01:38 | Dartmouth | Edward Anderson grabs the board | 15-34 |
| 01:32 | Dartmouth | Robert Gilbert misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 15-34 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Clyde Spector gets the rebound | 15-34 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | William Williams is whistled for a carry | 15-34 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Mark Searles (C) Gerard Legrand | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson (C) Clyde Spector | |
| 00:54 | Dartmouth | David Cook's layup is rejected by Jeremy Jackson | 15-34 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | William Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 15-34 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | David Cook is called for the reach on William Williams - foul #2 on David Cook, team foul #13 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Robert Beauchamp (SG) James Buckner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Bates (SG), Kurt Lambert (PF) John Nagata, Jason Sansbury | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 1st free throw | 15-35 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | William Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 00:21 | Dartmouth | Mark Searles blows the layup but he's fouled by Jeremy Jackson - foul #1 on Jeremy Jackson, team foul #6 | 15-36 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Alexander Tuel (PG), Stephen Jones (SF) Edward Anderson, David Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:21 | Dartmouth | Mark Searles misses the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 00:21 | Dartmouth | Mark Searles misses the 2nd free throw | 15-36 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jeremy Jackson grabs the board | 15-36 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Bates's floater is tipped away by Robert Gilbert | 15-36 |