| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Gene Lynch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rufus Crawford (fresh) SF - Bruce Boylan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Rodney Moloney (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joe Rutledge (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Shimp (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Grabill (fresh) PF - Raymond Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Buckner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan inbounds the ball | 37-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 19:42 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 19:36 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge hits a wide open jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Shimp | 37-35 |
| 19:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 19:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 19:04 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Rutledge steals it from Gene Lynch | 37-35 |
| 18:50 | Air Force | Robert Shimp can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-35 |
| 18:48 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 18:31 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 18:15 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Shimp | 37-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan is fouled on the floor by Michael Grabill - foul #1 on Michael Grabill, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF), James Elmer (PF), Don Owen (C) Gene Lynch, Rufus Crawford, Bruce Boylan, David Lewis, Rodney Moloney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Batten (SG), Christopher Fox (SF) Robert Shimp, Michael Grabill | |
| 17:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-37 |
| 17:35 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 17:23 | Air Force | Christopher Batten can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 17:22 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:18 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:17 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 16:54 | Air Force | Christopher Batten misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 16:53 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to James Buckner | 39-37 |
| 16:35 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Raymond Nichols | 39-39 |
| 16:20 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Fox takes the ball from Samuel Permenter | 39-39 |
| 16:17 | Air Force | Christopher Fox misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 16:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 15:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen misses the dunk | 39-39 |
| 15:55 | Air Force | James Buckner gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Danny Soper (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth McCardell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Samuel Permenter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Elmer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Owen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joe Rutledge (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Batten (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Fox (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Nichols (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Buckner (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge is hacked by Danny Soper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Danny Soper, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski (PG), Rufus Crawford (SG), Bruce Boylan (SF), David Lewis (PF), Mario Rivera (C) Danny Soper, Kenneth McCardell, Samuel Permenter, James Elmer, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Coffey (PG), Robert Shimp (SG), Michael Grabill (SF) Joe Rutledge, Christopher Fox, Raymond Nichols | |
| 15:43 | Air Force | Rex Coffey is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Shimp | 39-42 |
| 15:27 | Illinois-Chicago | Rex Coffey is called for the reach on Matthew Goligoski - foul #1 on Rex Coffey, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Rodney Moloney (C) Rufus Crawford, Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Nichols (PF) Christopher Batten | |
| 15:13 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Matthew Goligoski | 42-42 |
| 15:00 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols makes the jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Matthew Goligoski - foul #2 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| 15:00 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:47 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 14:45 | Air Force | Michael Grabill grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:35 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 14:33 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 14:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan connects on the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Michael Grabill - foul #2 on Michael Grabill, team foul #3 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), James Elmer (PF), Mario Rivera (C) Gene Lynch, Matthew Goligoski, David Lewis, Rodney Moloney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Fox (SF), Christopher Batten (C) Michael Grabill, James Buckner | |
| 14:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Robert Shimp misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth McCardell - foul #1 on Kenneth McCardell, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter (SF), Don Owen (C) Bruce Boylan, Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rutledge (PG) Rex Coffey | |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:56 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 13:41 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-47 |
| 13:40 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 13:23 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Fox is called for the reach on Kenneth McCardell - foul #1 on Christopher Fox, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford (SG) Samuel Permenter | |
| Subs | Air Force | James Buckner (C) Robert Shimp | |
| 13:03 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-47 |
| 13:01 | Air Force | Christopher Fox pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 12:42 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Buckner | 45-50 |
| 12:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Batten and he's hacked by Danny Soper - foul #4 on Danny Soper, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Matthew Goligoski (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF), David Lewis (PF), Rodney Moloney (C) Danny Soper, Rufus Crawford, Kenneth McCardell, James Elmer, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Coffey (SG), Michael Grabill (SF) Christopher Batten, Christopher Fox | |
| 12:10 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols makes the free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:02 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 12:01 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to David Lewis | 48-53 |
| 11:53 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 11:51 | Air Force | Michael Grabill snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Gene Lynch (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matthew Goligoski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Permenter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rodney Moloney (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joe Rutledge (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Coffey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Grabill (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Nichols (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Buckner (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Rutledge | 48-56 |
| 11:23 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 11:21 | Air Force | Michael Grabill gets the rebound | 48-56 |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gene Lynch - foul #2 on Gene Lynch, team foul #5 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan (SF) Samuel Permenter | |
| Subs | Air Force | Robert Shimp (SG), Christopher Batten (PF) Rex Coffey, Raymond Nichols | |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:16 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 11:16 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 11:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 10:58 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis tips it home | 50-57 |
| 10:56 | Air Force | Matthew Goligoski is called for the reach on Robert Shimp in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford (SG), James Elmer (C) Gene Lynch, Rodney Moloney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Coffey (PG) Joe Rutledge | |
| 10:51 | Air Force | Rex Coffey connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 10:32 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth McCardell (SG), Mario Rivera (C) Rufus Crawford, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Fox (SF) Michael Grabill | |
| 10:28 | Air Force | Christopher Batten loses the dribble to Mario Rivera in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Rex Coffey - foul #2 on Rex Coffey, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Nichols (PF) James Buckner | |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 10:14 | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 10:12 | Air Force | Bruce Boylan steps in front of the Rex Coffey pass in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| 10:01 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan misses the jumper in the lane | 52-60 |
| 09:59 | Illinois-Chicago | The offensive rebound goes to James Elmer | 52-60 |
| 09:46 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Batten steals the ball from Bruce Boylan | 52-60 |
| 09:44 | Air Force | Rex Coffey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Samuel Permenter (SF), Don Owen (C) Matthew Goligoski, Bruce Boylan, Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rutledge (PG) Rex Coffey | |
| 09:39 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-60 |
| 09:38 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer misses the tip | 52-60 |
| 09:36 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer gets the offensive rebound | 52-60 |
| 09:26 | Illinois-Chicago | Kenneth McCardell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-60 |
| 09:24 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen snags the offensive board | 52-60 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raymond Nichols - foul #1 on Raymond Nichols, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Rufus Crawford (SG), David Lewis (PF), Rodney Moloney (C) Kenneth McCardell, James Elmer, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Michael Grabill (SF), James Buckner (C) Christopher Fox, Christopher Batten | |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 08:45 | Air Force | Robert Shimp buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-62 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Shimp - foul #2 on Robert Shimp, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski (PG) Gene Lynch | |
| Subs | Air Force | | |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 08:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney grabs the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 08:19 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Matthew Goligoski | 58-62 |
| 08:02 | Air Force | Robert Shimp can't finish the layup | 58-62 |
| 08:00 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter gets the rebound | 58-62 |
| 07:45 | Illinois-Chicago | Joe Rutledge takes the ball from Samuel Permenter | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Matthew Goligoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rufus Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Permenter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Moloney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joe Rutledge (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Shimp (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Grabill (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Nichols (tired) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - James Buckner (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the floater in the paint set up by Joe Rutledge | 58-64 |
| 07:12 | Illinois-Chicago | Robert Shimp steals it from Rufus Crawford | 58-64 |
| 06:49 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joe Rutledge | 58-66 |
| 06:38 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew Goligoski | 61-66 |
| 06:17 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols is open but can't throw it down | 61-66 |
| 06:16 | Air Force | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Rutledge | 61-66 |
| 06:06 | Air Force | Michael Grabill drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joe Rutledge | 61-69 |
| 05:54 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-69 |
| 05:52 | Air Force | Michael Grabill grabs the defensive rebound | 61-69 |
| 05:50 | Air Force | Robert Shimp is fouled in the backcourt by Rufus Crawford - foul #3 on Rufus Crawford, team foul #7 | 61-69 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), Bruce Boylan (SF), James Elmer (PF), Don Owen (C) Matthew Goligoski, Rufus Crawford, Samuel Permenter, David Lewis, Rodney Moloney | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Coffey (PG), Christopher Fox (SF), Christopher Batten (PF) Joe Rutledge, Michael Grabill, Raymond Nichols | |
| 05:50 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 1st free throw | 61-70 |
| 05:50 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 2nd free throw | 61-71 |
| 05:34 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 61-71 |
| 05:32 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan tips it but misses | 61-71 |
| 05:31 | Illinois-Chicago | Don Owen tips it but misses | 61-71 |
| 05:30 | Air Force | Christopher Fox snags the defensive board | 61-71 |
| 05:17 | Air Force | James Buckner's dunk attempt is rejected by James Elmer | 61-71 |
| 05:15 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 05:08 | Illinois-Chicago | Bruce Boylan banks in the layup | 63-71 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Robert Shimp is fouled on the floor by James Elmer - foul #3 on James Elmer, team foul #8 | 63-71 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | | |
| Subs | Air Force | Raymond Nichols (PF) James Buckner | |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 04:51 | Air Force | Robert Shimp makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 04:37 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 63-73 |
| 04:36 | Air Force | The rebound goes to Robert Shimp | 63-73 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Christopher Batten is hacked by Don Owen - foul #2 on Don Owen, team foul #9 | 63-73 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper (PG), Mario Rivera (C) Gene Lynch, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rutledge (PG) Robert Shimp | |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Christopher Batten makes the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 04:18 | Air Force | Christopher Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:07 | Illinois-Chicago | Danny Soper misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-75 |
| 04:06 | Air Force | Rex Coffey gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:04 | Air Force | Danny Soper is called for the reach on Joe Rutledge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Danny Soper, team foul #10 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski (PG) Danny Soper | |
| Subs | Air Force | Brad Lambert (SF) Christopher Fox | |
| 04:04 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 04:04 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:43 | Illinois-Chicago | Mario Rivera hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Matthew Goligoski | 66-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois-Chicago | PG - Matthew Goligoski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth McCardell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bruce Boylan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Elmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Rivera (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Air Force | PG - Joe Rutledge (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 10 ast. 4 stl. SG - Rex Coffey (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brad Lambert (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Nichols (very tired) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Batten (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:14 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 66-76 |
| 03:12 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge tips it back up and in | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Illinois-Chicago | James Elmer can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-78 |
| 03:03 | Air Force | Raymond Nichols grabs the board | 66-78 |
| 02:43 | Air Force | Christopher Batten is hacked by Matthew Goligoski - foul #4 on Matthew Goligoski, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), Rufus Crawford (SG), Samuel Permenter (SF), David Lewis (PF), Don Owen (C) Matthew Goligoski, Kenneth McCardell, Bruce Boylan, James Elmer, Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Air Force | Christopher Fox (SG), James Buckner (C) Rex Coffey, Raymond Nichols | |
| 02:43 | Air Force | Christopher Batten makes the 1st free throw | 66-79 |
| 02:43 | Air Force | Christopher Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter is fouled on the floor by Brad Lambert - foul #3 on Brad Lambert, team foul #8 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Matthew Goligoski (PG), Kenneth McCardell (SG), James Elmer (PF) Gene Lynch, Rufus Crawford, David Lewis | |
| Subs | Air Force | Rex Coffey (SG), Douglas Lewis (SF) Joe Rutledge, Brad Lambert | |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 02:30 | Illinois-Chicago | Samuel Permenter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 02:28 | Air Force | Samuel Permenter picks off the pass by Christopher Fox in the backcourt | 68-80 |
| 02:28 | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-80 |
| Subs | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch (PG), David Lewis (PF), Rodney Moloney (C) Kenneth McCardell, Samuel Permenter, Don Owen | |
| Subs | Air Force | Joe Rutledge (PG), Michael Grabill (SF) Rex Coffey, Douglas Lewis | |
| 02:10 | Illinois-Chicago | David Lewis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Lynch | 71-80 |
| 02:08 | Air Force | Michael Grabill's pass is intercepted by Matthew Goligoski in the backcourt | 71-80 |
| 01:57 | Illinois-Chicago | Christopher Batten steals the ball from Rodney Moloney | 71-80 |
| 01:36 | Air Force | James Buckner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 71-80 |
| 01:35 | Air Force | Christopher Batten snags the offensive board | 71-80 |
| 01:10 | Air Force | James Buckner dunks the ball on a nice dish by Christopher Fox | 71-82 |
| 00:56 | Illinois-Chicago | Rodney Moloney misses short on a floater from the left block | 71-82 |
| 00:54 | Air Force | Christopher Batten gets the rebound | 71-82 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Air Force | Christopher Batten is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joe Rutledge | 71-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois-Chicago | Illinois-Chicago is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Air Force | Air Force is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois-Chicago | Gene Lynch knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-84 |
| 00:00 | Air Force | Joe Rutledge runs out the clock | 74-84 |