| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Barker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Dimmick (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Hulett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Patrick Daughtrey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Reed (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Sizemore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Principia | William Reed inbounds the ball | 40-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:46 | Principia | Edward Page clanks a 3 from the left corner | 40-37 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's fouled by Edward Page - foul #3 on Edward Page, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Principia | Daniel Rine (SG) Edward Page | |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 19:08 | Principia | William Reed is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Patrick Daughtrey steals the ball from Ralph Hulett | 41-37 |
| 18:39 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Rine | 41-39 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick banks in the layup | 43-39 |
| 18:12 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by William Reed | 43-42 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Daniel Barker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-42 |
| 17:27 | Principia | Charles Sizemore scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 46-44 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-44 |
| 17:13 | Principia | Charles Sizemore pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 16:51 | Principia | Patrick Thompson scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Rine | 46-46 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick misses badly on a shot in the paint | 46-46 |
| 16:37 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey pulls down the rebound | 46-46 |
| 16:35 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF) Gary Grant, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Principia | Harry Reese (PG), James Bullins (SG), Joe Stembridge (SF), Timothy Willis (PF), David Hall (C) Patrick Daughtrey, Daniel Rine, William Reed, Charles Sizemore, Patrick Thompson | |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick is hacked by David Hall - foul #2 on David Hall, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Daniel Barker | 48-46 |
| 16:20 | Principia | Harry Reese connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Timothy Willis | 48-48 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Harry Reese is called for the reach on Daniel Barker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harry Reese, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 48-48 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett tips it back up and in | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Barker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) PF - Ralph Hulett (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Dimmick (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Harry Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bullins (fresh) SF - Joe Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Willis (fresh) C - David Hall (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Principia | A charge is called on David Hall - foul #3 on David Hall, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (C) Brent McClallen | |
| Subs | Principia | Edward Page (SG), Phillip Smiley (PF) James Bullins, Timothy Willis | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 14:58 | Principia | David Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Dimmick | 50-48 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick dunks the ball on a great pass from Daniel Barker and the foul's on David Hall - foul #4 on David Hall, team foul #6 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (SG) Gary Kirschner | |
| Subs | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey (PG), William Reed (SF), Patrick Thompson (C) Harry Reese, Joe Stembridge, David Hall | |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick makes the free throw | 53-48 |
| 14:32 | Principia | Daniel Dimmick swats the short shot by Edward Page | 53-48 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 53-48 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett gets the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Gary Grant is fouled on the floor by Edward Page - foul #4 on Edward Page, team foul #7 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Principia | Daniel Rine (SG) Edward Page | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 13:35 | Principia | William Reed misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 13:34 | Principia | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Thompson | 55-48 |
| 13:08 | Principia | William Reed hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett gets the rebound | 55-48 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Gary Grant | 57-48 |
| 12:26 | Principia | Phillip Smiley drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Patrick Daughtrey | 57-51 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Christopher Fried lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Barker | 59-51 |
| 11:55 | Principia | William Reed comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Daniel Dimmick - foul #3 on Daniel Dimmick, team foul #1 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Kevin Watson (C) Daniel Barker, Gary Grant, Daniel Dimmick, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Principia | Harry Reese (PG), Joe Stembridge (SG), Charles Sizemore (PF) Patrick Daughtrey, Daniel Rine, Phillip Smiley | |
| 11:55 | Principia | William Reed misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:55 | Principia | William Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Tripp (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) PF - Ralph Hulett (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Harry Reese (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Stembridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Reed (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Charles Sizemore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Thompson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Harry Reese blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gary Kirschner | 59-52 |
| 11:32 | Illinois | William Tripp grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett scores on a jumper in the lane set up by Gary Kirschner | 61-52 |
| 11:10 | Principia | Charles Sizemore can't finish the layup | 61-52 |
| 11:09 | Principia | Harry Reese snags the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 11:04 | Principia | Joe Stembridge misses the jumper from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 11:02 | Principia | Charles Sizemore pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 10:42 | Principia | Joe Stembridge misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-52 |
| 10:41 | Principia | Charles Sizemore grabs the offensive board | 61-52 |
| 10:25 | Principia | Charles Sizemore misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 61-52 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Harry Reese - foul #2 on Harry Reese, team foul #8 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Barker (PG), Gary Grant (SG), Daniel Dimmick (SF), Christopher Fried (C) William Tripp, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey (PG), Daniel Rine (SG) Harry Reese, William Reed | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 09:41 | Principia | Ralph Hulett picks off the pass by Charles Sizemore | 63-52 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Christopher Fried misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-52 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Dimmick | 63-52 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett misses short on a runner near the basket | 63-52 |
| 09:24 | Principia | Charles Sizemore pulls down the rebound | 63-52 |
| 09:20 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Daughtrey, team foul #9 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Watson (PF) Ralph Hulett | |
| Subs | Principia | Timothy Willis (SF), Phillip Smiley (C) Joe Stembridge, Patrick Thompson | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Daniel Barker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-52 |
| 09:11 | Principia | Phillip Smiley gets the rebound | 63-52 |
| 08:50 | Principia | Charles Sizemore buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Daughtrey and the foul's on Kevin Watson - foul #1 on Kevin Watson, team foul #2 | 63-54 |
| 08:50 | Principia | Charles Sizemore misses the free throw | 63-54 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Timothy Willis steps in front of the Christopher Fried pass | 63-54 |
| 08:14 | Principia | Daniel Rine misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick gets the rebound | 63-54 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Daniel Barker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-54 |
| 08:05 | Principia | Daniel Rine pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 07:46 | Principia | Daniel Rine misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-54 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Kevin Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Barker (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dimmick (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Watson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Fried (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - Patrick Daughtrey (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Daniel Rine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Willis (fresh) PF - Charles Sizemore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Phillip Smiley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Christopher Fried connects on the turnaround near the basket | 65-54 |
| 07:15 | Principia | Timothy Willis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-54 |
| 07:13 | Principia | Charles Sizemore grabs the offensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 07:01 | Principia | Timothy Willis hits a jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Rine | 65-56 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Daniel Barker buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Gary Grant | 67-56 |
| 06:19 | Principia | Daniel Rine misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-56 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick clanks a shot in the lane | 67-56 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| 05:51 | Principia | Charles Sizemore's layup is rejected by Daniel Dimmick | 69-56 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick gets the rebound | 69-56 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Timothy Willis - foul #2 on Timothy Willis, team foul #10 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Brent McClallen (SF), Ralph Hulett (PF) Daniel Barker, Gary Grant, Kevin Watson, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Principia | Harry Reese (PG), Edward Page (SG), William Reed (SF), David Hall (PF), Joe Stembridge (C) Patrick Daughtrey, Daniel Rine, Timothy Willis, Charles Sizemore, Phillip Smiley | |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick makes the free throw | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Principia | Harry Reese knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Hall | 72-59 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett can't connect on a runner in the lane | 72-59 |
| 05:01 | Principia | The rebound goes to William Reed | 72-59 |
| 04:52 | Principia | The jump hook by David Hall is blocked by Ralph Hulett | 72-59 |
| 04:50 | Principia | David Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 04:29 | Principia | Harry Reese hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Tripp - foul #1 on William Tripp, team foul #3 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (C) Daniel Dimmick | |
| Subs | Principia | Patrick Thompson (C) Joe Stembridge | |
| 04:29 | Principia | Harry Reese makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 04:29 | Principia | Harry Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner clanks a jumper from the left side | 72-61 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Christopher Fried hits the follow up shot | 74-61 |
| 03:50 | Principia | William Reed drills a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Harry Reese | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett is called for traveling | 74-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Barker (PG), Gary Grant (SG) William Tripp, Gary Kirschner | |
| Subs | Principia | James Bullins (PG) Harry Reese | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Daniel Barker (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) PF - Ralph Hulett (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Fried (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Principia | PG - James Bullins (fresh) SG - Edward Page (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - William Reed (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Hall (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Patrick Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Principia | Patrick Thompson misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 74-63 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Brent McClallen snags the defensive board | 74-63 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Daniel Barker can't finish the layup | 74-63 |
| 03:05 | Principia | Patrick Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 02:52 | Principia | James Bullins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett misses long on a runner from the baseline | 74-65 |
| 02:27 | Principia | David Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 02:27 | Principia | Principia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick (SF), Kevin Watson (C) Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey (PG), Phillip Smiley (PF) James Bullins, David Hall | |
| 02:12 | Principia | William Reed misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 74-65 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Gary Grant can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 74-65 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett grabs the offensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Gary Grant's pass is intercepted by William Reed | 74-65 |
| 01:19 | Principia | The jumper by William Reed is denied by Ralph Hulett | 74-65 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| 01:03 | Illinois | Daniel Dimmick connects on the runner from the left block | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Principia | Edward Page hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 00:56 | Principia | Patrick Thompson pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 00:54 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 76-65 |
| 00:53 | Principia | Phillip Smiley can't tip it in | 76-65 |
| 00:51 | Principia | Patrick Daughtrey misses the tip | 76-65 |
| 00:50 | Principia | Patrick Thompson hits the follow up shot | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Daniel Barker is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Daughtrey - foul #4 on Patrick Daughtrey, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF) Kevin Watson | |
| Subs | Principia | Charles Sizemore (PF) Phillip Smiley | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Daniel Barker makes the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Daniel Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 00:44 | Principia | Edward Page is hacked by Gary Grant - foul #2 on Gary Grant, team foul #4 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Kevin Watson (PF), Christopher Fried (C) Daniel Barker, Gary Grant, Ralph Hulett, Daniel Dimmick | |
| Subs | Principia | Harry Reese (PG), Daniel Rine (SG), Joe Stembridge (SF), Phillip Smiley (PF), David Hall (C) Patrick Daughtrey, Edward Page, William Reed, Charles Sizemore, Patrick Thompson | |
| 00:40 | Principia | Daniel Rine is whistled for traveling | 78-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Hulett (PF) Christopher Fried | |
| Subs | Principia | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Principia | Principia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | William Tripp comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-67 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Ralph Hulett pulls down the offensive rebound | 78-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Tripp runs out the clock | 78-67 |