| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Tom Simpson (fresh) SG - Robert Meadows (fresh) SF - Joseph Daugherty (fresh) PF - Gerald Seward (fresh) C - Robert Young (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fresh) SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (fresh) SF - William Bolton (fresh) PF - Harold Capone (fresh) C - Dima Zoebisch (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Seward and he's fouled by William Bolton - foul #1 on William Bolton, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:43 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | William Bolton is called for 10 seconds | 4-0 |
| 19:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Bryan Scott buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's hacked by Tom Simpson - foul #1 on Tom Simpson, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the free throw | 4-3 |
| 18:50 | Carnegie Mellon | William Bolton steals it from Robert Young | 4-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch is hacked by Joseph Daugherty - foul #1 on Joseph Daugherty, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Robert Young steals it from Harold Capone | 4-3 |
| 18:04 | Carnegie Mellon | William Bolton swats the short shot by Joseph Daugherty | 4-3 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Bryan Scott | 4-5 |
| 17:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young makes the shot from the free throw line | 6-5 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Harold Capone can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 6-5 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 17:10 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Robert Young | 6-5 |
| 17:00 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty clanks a jumper from the right side | 6-5 |
| 16:58 | Carnegie Mellon | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Daugherty | 6-5 |
| 16:39 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young connects on the open jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gerald Seward | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Bryan Scott is hacked by Gerald Seward - foul #1 on Gerald Seward, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Peter Seymour (PG), Robert Fitzgerald (SG), James Haden (SF), Robert Bartos (PF) Tom Simpson, Robert Meadows, Joseph Daugherty, Gerald Seward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG), Stephen Domingo (SF) Bryan Scott, William Bolton | |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Domingo | 8-8 |
| 15:50 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Fitzgerald can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dima Zoebisch | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Peter Seymour (fresh) SG - Robert Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - James Haden (fresh) PF - Robert Bartos (fresh) C - Robert Young (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kevin Woodward (fresh) SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Domingo (fresh) PF - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) C - Dima Zoebisch (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Harold Capone tips it in | 8-10 |
| 15:30 | Carnegie Mellon | James Haden hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Dima Zoebisch - foul #1 on Dima Zoebisch, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry (SG), Yuri Stromski (PF), Gregory McLean (C) Marijan Miecznikowski, Harold Capone, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 15:30 | Carnegie Mellon | James Haden makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:30 | Carnegie Mellon | James Haden misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by James Haden - foul #1 on James Haden, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Gregory McLean grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry blows the dunk but the foul's on Peter Seymour - foul #1 on Peter Seymour, team foul #5 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Gerald Seward (PF) Robert Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| 14:52 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos's layup is rejected by Stephen Domingo | 9-12 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Kevin Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Peter Seymour is called for the reach on Kevin Woodward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Seymour, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson (PG), Robert Meadows (SG) Peter Seymour, Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | James Haden is called for the reach on Eddie Mayberry - foul #2 on James Haden, team foul #7 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty (SF) James Haden | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski (SG) Stephen Domingo | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos scores on a jump hook from the left block | 11-14 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-14 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Gregory McLean pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Woodward | 11-16 |
| 13:28 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 11-16 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski gets the rebound | 11-16 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 13:21 | Carnegie Mellon | Gerald Seward grabs the board | 11-16 |
| 13:10 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows is hacked by Kevin Woodward - foul #1 on Kevin Woodward, team foul #3 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Fitzgerald (SG), Robert Young (C) Robert Meadows, Gerald Seward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG), Stephen Domingo (SF), Harold Capone (PF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Kevin Woodward, Eddie Mayberry, Yuri Stromski, Gregory McLean | |
| 12:53 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson is hacked by Harold Capone - foul #1 on Harold Capone, team foul #4 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Bolton (SF) Stephen Domingo | |
| 12:34 | Carnegie Mellon | Harold Capone picks off the pass by Joseph Daugherty | 11-16 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | William Bolton's pass is intercepted by Robert Fitzgerald in the backcourt | 11-16 |
| 12:25 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson jams it and the foul's on Bryan Scott - foul #1 on Bryan Scott, team foul #5 | 13-16 |
| 12:25 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson makes the free throw | 14-16 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Bryan Scott buries a floater from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:53 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-18 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dima Zoebisch | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Tom Simpson (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Robert Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Daugherty (tiring) PF - Robert Bartos (tiring) 2 pts. C - Robert Young (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (tiring) 3 pts. SF - William Bolton (fairly fresh) PF - Harold Capone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dima Zoebisch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Tom Simpson steals it from Marijan Miecznikowski | 14-18 |
| 11:37 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson lays it in | 16-18 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch misses the lay-in | 16-18 |
| 11:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 11:06 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos lays it in on a great pass from Tom Simpson and he's hacked by Harold Capone - foul #2 on Harold Capone, team foul #6 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows (SG) Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (SG), Eddie Mayberry (SF), Stephen Domingo (PF), Gregory McLean (C) Marijan Miecznikowski, William Bolton, Harold Capone, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 11:06 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Gregory McLean gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | Bryan Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-18 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Woodward | 18-18 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo is fouled on the floor by Tom Simpson - foul #2 on Tom Simpson, team foul #8 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Peter Seymour (PG), Gerald Seward (PF) Tom Simpson, Robert Bartos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Yuri Stromski (PF) Bryan Scott | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 10:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory McLean - foul #1 on Gregory McLean, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| 10:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 10:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 20-20 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry tips it in | 20-22 |
| 10:06 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-22 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stephen Domingo | 20-22 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo lays it in | 20-24 |
| 09:47 | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 20-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG), William Bolton (SF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Eddie Mayberry, Stephen Domingo, Gregory McLean | |
| 09:35 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-24 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Bryan Scott hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-24 |
| 09:14 | Carnegie Mellon | Gerald Seward snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 08:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young is hacked by Yuri Stromski - foul #1 on Yuri Stromski, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos (C) Peter Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Domingo (PF) Yuri Stromski | |
| 08:57 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Stephen Domingo gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch is hacked by Robert Meadows - foul #1 on Robert Meadows, team foul #9 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson (PG), Robert Fitzgerald (SG) Robert Meadows, Gerald Seward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory McLean (PF) William Bolton | |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 08:15 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young misses long on a jumper from the left side | 20-26 |
| 08:13 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Bartos grabs the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:54 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Fitzgerald dunks the ball and he's fouled by Kevin Woodward - foul #2 on Kevin Woodward, team foul #9 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows (SG), Gerald Seward (PF) Tom Simpson, Robert Young | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski (SG), Eddie Mayberry (SF) Kevin Woodward, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 07:54 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Fitzgerald makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bryan Scott | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Robert Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Meadows (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Joseph Daugherty (tired) 2 pts. PF - Gerald Seward (tired) 2 reb. C - Robert Bartos (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eddie Mayberry (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Domingo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory McLean (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Carnegie Mellon | Joseph Daugherty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-29 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Peter Seymour (PG) Robert Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Bolton (SF), Yuri Stromski (PF) Eddie Mayberry, Gregory McLean | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Joseph Daugherty is called for the reach on Bryan Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Daugherty, team foul #10 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young (SF) Joseph Daugherty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch (C) Stephen Domingo | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 07:29 | Carnegie Mellon | The rebound goes to Robert Bartos | 23-30 |
| 07:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young blows the wide open layup but he's fouled by William Bolton - foul #2 on William Bolton, team foul #10 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry (SF) William Bolton | |
| 07:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 07:07 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Bryan Scott buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-32 |
| 06:42 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-32 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson (PG) Peter Seymour | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory McLean (PF) Yuri Stromski | |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Robert Meadows takes the ball from Marijan Miecznikowski | 24-32 |
| 06:23 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 24-32 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Bryan Scott pulls down the rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-32 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Gregory McLean grabs the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch banks in the layup set up by Bryan Scott | 24-34 |
| 05:56 | Carnegie Mellon | Bryan Scott picks off the pass by Robert Meadows | 24-34 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Robert Bartos is called for the reach on Eddie Mayberry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bartos, team foul #11 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Peter Seymour (PG), Robert Fitzgerald (SG) Tom Simpson, Robert Meadows | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Domingo (PF) Dima Zoebisch | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 1st free throw | 24-35 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry makes the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 05:33 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-36 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Yuri Stromski (PF), Dima Zoebisch (C) Eddie Mayberry, Gregory McLean | |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski is hacked by Robert Fitzgerald in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Fitzgerald, team foul #12 | 24-36 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Stromski | 24-37 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 24-37 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski tips it but misses | 24-37 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski tips it back up and in | 24-39 |
| 05:04 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Fitzgerald hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Domingo | 27-41 |
| 04:17 | Carnegie Mellon | Yuri Stromski denies the turnaround by Robert Young | 27-41 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Yuri Stromski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-41 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Dima Zoebisch hits the follow up shot | 27-43 |
| 03:37 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Young can't connect on a shot from the left side | 27-43 |
| 03:35 | Carnegie Mellon | The offensive rebound goes to Gerald Seward | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Carnegie Mellon | PG - Peter Seymour (tiring) SG - Robert Fitzgerald (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Robert Young (very tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Seward (very tired) 3 reb. C - Robert Bartos (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bryan Scott (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marijan Miecznikowski (tired) 7 pts. SF - Stephen Domingo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yuri Stromski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Dima Zoebisch (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Carnegie Mellon | Marijan Miecznikowski steals the ball from Robert Fitzgerald | 27-43 |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Bryan Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson (PG), Robert Meadows (SG), Joseph Daugherty (SF), James Haden (PF) Peter Seymour, Robert Fitzgerald, Robert Young, Gerald Seward | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Woodward (PG), Eddie Mayberry (SG), William Bolton (SF), Harold Capone (PF), Gregory McLean (C) Bryan Scott, Marijan Miecznikowski, Stephen Domingo, Yuri Stromski, Dima Zoebisch | |
| 02:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows is hacked by Eddie Mayberry - foul #1 on Eddie Mayberry, team foul #11 | 27-43 |
| 02:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows misses the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Harold Capone gets the rebound | 28-43 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | William Bolton hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Eddie Mayberry | 28-45 |
| 02:31 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-45 |
| 02:29 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 02:20 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | William Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Harold Capone misses long on an open jumper in the paint | 28-45 |
| 02:08 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 01:53 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-45 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Bolton | 28-45 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Harold Capone misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by James Haden - foul #3 on James Haden, team foul #13 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Gerald Seward (PF), Robert Young (C) James Haden, Robert Bartos | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marijan Miecznikowski (SG), Yuri Stromski (C) Eddie Mayberry, Gregory McLean | |
| 01:40 | Carnegie Mellon | Carnegie Mellon calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 28-45 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Harold Capone makes the 1st free throw | 28-46 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Harold Capone makes the 2nd free throw | 28-47 |
| 01:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kevin Woodward - foul #3 on Kevin Woodward, team foul #12 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Scott (PG), Eddie Mayberry (SG) Kevin Woodward, Marijan Miecznikowski | |
| 01:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 01:18 | Carnegie Mellon | Tom Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Bryan Scott is wide open but clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Tom Simpson - foul #3 on Tom Simpson, team foul #14 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | Peter Seymour (PG) Tom Simpson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stephen Domingo (C) Yuri Stromski | |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Bryan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 00:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows is fouled on the floor by Eddie Mayberry as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Eddie Mayberry, team foul #13 | 30-49 |
| 00:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 00:55 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Bryan Scott misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-49 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Harold Capone gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Eddie Mayberry is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 32-49 |
| Subs | Carnegie Mellon | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory McLean (C) William Bolton | |
| 00:02 | Carnegie Mellon | Robert Meadows clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-49 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Harold Capone snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Harold Capone can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 32-49 |