| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Walsh (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Munsell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Grissett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Gentry (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Hickey | 28-36 |
| 19:14 | Ripon | Mark Walsh misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Hedge is whistled for a carry | 28-36 |
| 18:35 | Ripon | Charles Munsell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-36 |
| 18:34 | Ripon | William Hansen tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses the turnaround near the basket | 28-38 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman snags the offensive board | 28-38 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-38 |
| 18:00 | Ripon | The rebound goes to William Hansen | 28-38 |
| 17:38 | Ripon | Mark Walsh misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 17:37 | Ripon | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Gentry | 28-38 |
| 17:32 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry misses the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Hedge - foul #1 on James Hedge, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Timothy Kovacs (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ryan Nelson (SG), Cory Fargo (SF) Charles Munsell, William Hansen | |
| 17:32 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 17:32 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:12 | Illinois | Mark Walsh takes the ball from Thad Lloyd | 28-40 |
| 16:50 | Ripon | Ryan Nelson is whistled for a carry | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Leonard Hickey, James Hedge | |
| Subs | Ripon | Joseph Smith (SG), Kirk Simpson (PF), James Ashburn (C) Mark Walsh, Bret Grissett, Jerry Gentry | |
| 16:25 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Zbinden | 31-40 |
| 16:12 | Ripon | Joseph Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 16:11 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson tips it home | 31-42 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Thad Lloyd | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ryan Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cory Fargo (fresh) PF - Kirk Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ashburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Ripon | Cory Fargo scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Ryan Nelson | 33-44 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan misses the easy layup | 33-44 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 14:58 | Ripon | Cory Fargo is hacked by Erik Gwyn - foul #2 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #2 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Walsh (PG), Charles Munsell (SG), William Hansen (SF), Bret Grissett (PF), Jerry Gentry (C) Ryan Nelson, Joseph Smith, Cory Fargo, Kirk Simpson, James Ashburn | |
| 14:33 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | John McAnelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| 13:50 | Ripon | Charles Munsell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 13:48 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 13:24 | Ripon | Bret Grissett misses badly on a runner in the lane | 35-44 |
| 13:23 | Illinois | James Hedge snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-44 |
| 13:07 | Ripon | Charles Munsell gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 12:49 | Ripon | Bret Grissett can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Hedge - foul #2 on James Hedge, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Timothy Kovacs (PF) John McAnelly, James Hedge | |
| Subs | Ripon | Kirk Simpson (C) Jerry Gentry | |
| 12:49 | Ripon | Bret Grissett makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 12:49 | Ripon | Bret Grissett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs is fouled on the floor by Bret Grissett - foul #1 on Bret Grissett, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Ripon | Cory Fargo (SF) William Hansen | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-46 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey gets the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 35-46 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Mark Walsh picks off the pass by Timothy Kovacs | 35-46 |
| 11:35 | Ripon | Mark Walsh throws it down | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Walsh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Munsell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Fargo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bret Grissett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Erik Gwyn and the foul's on Cory Fargo - foul #3 on Cory Fargo, team foul #2 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), James Hedge (PF) Emmanuel Ruckman, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ryan Nelson (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), William Hansen (SF), Jerry Gentry (C) Mark Walsh, Charles Munsell, Cory Fargo, Bret Grissett | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:53 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry comes up short on the shot from the right block | 38-48 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs gets the rebound | 38-48 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joseph Smith - foul #1 on Joseph Smith, team foul #3 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Leonard Hickey | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 10:13 | Ripon | Joseph Smith is hacked by Timothy Kovacs - foul #1 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #4 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Walsh (PG), Cory Fargo (PF) Joseph Smith, Kirk Simpson | |
| 09:53 | Ripon | Ryan Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Walsh | 40-51 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | The jump hook by James Hedge is blocked by Jerry Gentry | 40-51 |
| 09:32 | Ripon | Jerry Gentry grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 09:03 | Ripon | Thad Lloyd is called for the reach on Mark Walsh - foul #2 on Thad Lloyd, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF) Erik Gwyn, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, James Hedge | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charles Munsell (SG), Bret Grissett (PF), Kirk Simpson (C) Ryan Nelson, William Hansen, Jerry Gentry | |
| 08:58 | Ripon | Cory Fargo comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-51 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | John McAnelly gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs scores on a fadeaway from the right block | 42-51 |
| 08:32 | Ripon | Mark Walsh drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Bret Grissett | 42-53 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses short on a floater in the lane | 42-53 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey can't tip it in | 42-53 |
| 08:09 | Ripon | Charles Munsell pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 07:51 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Bret Grissett | 42-55 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 07:34 | Ripon | Cory Fargo snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Mark Walsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Munsell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cory Fargo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Bret Grissett (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Kirk Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Ripon | Mark Walsh misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 07:28 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Emmanuel Ruckman and he's fouled by Bret Grissett - foul #2 on Bret Grissett, team foul #4 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), James Hedge (PF) John McAnelly, Emmanuel Ruckman, Leonard Hickey, Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ryan Nelson (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), William Hansen (SF), Jerry Gentry (C) Mark Walsh, Charles Munsell, Cory Fargo, Kirk Simpson | |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 06:53 | Ripon | Bret Grissett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd loses the ball out of bounds | 45-55 |
| 06:19 | Ripon | Joseph Smith is fouled on the floor by Thad Lloyd - foul #3 on Thad Lloyd, team foul #6 | 45-55 |
| 06:01 | Ripon | Brendan Jordan is called for the reach on Bret Grissett - foul #1 on Brendan Jordan, team foul #7 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF) Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan | |
| Subs | Ripon | Charles Munsell (SG) Joseph Smith | |
| 06:01 | Ripon | Bret Grissett makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 06:01 | Ripon | Bret Grissett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | William Hansen steps in front of the Emmanuel Ruckman pass | 45-57 |
| 05:49 | Ripon | Charles Munsell slams it home set up by William Hansen | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Bret Grissett is called for the reach on James Hedge - foul #3 on Bret Grissett, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Walsh (PG), Cory Fargo (SF), Kirk Simpson (PF) Ryan Nelson, William Hansen, Bret Grissett | |
| 05:23 | Illinois | James Hedge hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Gwyn | 47-59 |
| 05:11 | Ripon | Charles Munsell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leonard Hickey, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (C) James Hedge | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:22 | Ripon | Charles Munsell clanks a shot in the paint | 47-62 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leonard Hickey | 50-62 |
| 03:50 | Ripon | Mark Walsh comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-62 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden pulls down the rebound | 50-62 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Mark Walsh takes the ball from Timothy Kovacs | 50-62 |
| 03:26 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Timothy Kovacs - foul #2 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #9 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Emmanuel Ruckman, Leonard Hickey, Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Ripon | Ryan Nelson (PG), Joseph Smith (SG), William Hansen (SF), Bret Grissett (PF) Mark Walsh, Charles Munsell, Cory Fargo, Jerry Gentry | |
| 03:26 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:26 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:26 | Ripon | Bret Grissett gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Ryan Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bret Grissett (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Kirk Simpson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Thad Lloyd - foul #4 on Thad Lloyd, team foul #10 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Myers (SG), Timothy Kovacs (C) James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Ripon | Jim Weddington (SF), James Ashburn (C) William Hansen, Bret Grissett | |
| 03:11 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 03:11 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Myers is fouled on the floor by Joseph Smith - foul #2 on Joseph Smith, team foul #6 | 50-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (C) Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan is whistled for traveling | 50-65 |
| 02:15 | Ripon | Jim Weddington scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Smith and he's fouled by Thad Lloyd - foul #5 on Thad Lloyd, team foul #11 | 50-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (C) Thad Lloyd | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 02:15 | Ripon | Jim Weddington makes the free throw | 50-68 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Kirk Simpson - foul #2 on Kirk Simpson, team foul #7 | 50-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | Cory Fargo (SF) Jim Weddington | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 01:35 | Ripon | Ryan Nelson misses the jumper in the paint | 52-68 |
| 01:33 | Ripon | Ryan Nelson hits the follow up shot | 52-70 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-70 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan snags the offensive board | 52-70 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Kirk Simpson - foul #3 on Kirk Simpson, team foul #8 | 52-70 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 53-70 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-70 |
| 00:51 | Ripon | James Ashburn scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ryan Nelson | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Illinois | The jump hook by Timothy Kovacs is blocked by Kirk Simpson | 54-72 |
| 00:43 | Ripon | Kirk Simpson pulls down the rebound | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Ripon | Joseph Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 00:13 | Ripon | Joseph Smith grabs the offensive board | 54-72 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Ryan Nelson runs out the clock | 54-72 |