| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) PF - James Hedge (fresh) C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Erwin Morton (fresh) SG - Kevin McFarling (fresh) SF - Charles Lively (fresh) PF - Richard Gray (fresh) C - Bradley Tolley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Beloit | Charles Lively grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Beloit | Erwin Morton misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Beloit | Charles Lively tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | James Hedge misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Charles Lively - foul #1 on Charles Lively, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | James Hedge misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 1-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman snags the defensive board | 1-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is hacked by Kevin McFarling - foul #1 on Kevin McFarling, team foul #2 | 1-2 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:08 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley pulls down the rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:02 | Beloit | Erwin Morton's pass is intercepted by Emmanuel Ruckman | 1-2 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-2 |
| 17:37 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 17:20 | Beloit | Kevin McFarling misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #1 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #1 | 1-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Timothy Kovacs (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 17:20 | Beloit | Kevin McFarling makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:20 | Beloit | Kevin McFarling makes the 2nd free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | James Hedge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-4 |
| 16:57 | Beloit | Charles Lively gets the rebound | 1-4 |
| 16:53 | Beloit | Charles Lively is fouled on the floor by Thad Lloyd - foul #1 on Thad Lloyd, team foul #2 | 1-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Zbinden (C) James Hedge | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 16:39 | Beloit | Charles Lively clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 1-4 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the board | 1-4 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden is called for traveling | 1-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Brendan Jordan (PF) Erik Gwyn, Leonard Hickey | |
| Subs | Beloit | Russell Steinberg (SF), Elwood Linderman (PF), Joseph Hudson (C) Charles Lively, Richard Gray, Bradley Tolley | |
| 16:17 | Beloit | Kevin McFarling buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 1-7 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden can't connect on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Hudson - foul #1 on Joseph Hudson, team foul #3 | 1-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Joseph Copeland (C) Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan | |
| Subs | Beloit | Norman Gray (SF) Erwin Morton | |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 15:57 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman snags the defensive board | 2-7 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) SF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) PF - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 1 pts. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Russell Steinberg (fresh) SG - Kevin McFarling (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Gray (fresh) PF - Elwood Linderman (fresh) C - Joseph Hudson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Beloit | Norman Gray is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kovacs - foul #1 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Briggs (SF) Kevin McFarling | |
| 15:41 | Beloit | Robert Zbinden takes the ball from Norman Gray | 2-7 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF) John McAnelly, Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Lively (SF) Robert Briggs | |
| 15:08 | Beloit | Charles Lively clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Emmanuel Ruckman - foul #2 on Emmanuel Ruckman, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG) Emmanuel Ruckman | |
| Subs | Beloit | Richard Gray (PF), Bradley Tolley (C) Elwood Linderman, Joseph Hudson | |
| 15:08 | Beloit | Charles Lively makes the 1st free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:08 | Beloit | Charles Lively misses the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | James Hedge connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 4-8 |
| 14:44 | Beloit | Richard Gray throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Beloit | Erwin Morton (PG), Kevin McFarling (SG) Russell Steinberg, Norman Gray | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kevin McFarling - foul #2 on Kevin McFarling, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Russell Steinberg (SG) Kevin McFarling | |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey misses the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:21 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Bradley Tolley | 5-8 |
| 14:16 | Beloit | Erwin Morton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Russell Steinberg | 5-11 |
| 13:55 | Illinois | James Hedge travels with the ball | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Leonard Hickey, James Hedge | |
| Subs | Beloit | Norman Gray (SF) Charles Lively | |
| 13:37 | Beloit | Richard Gray clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 5-11 |
| 13:36 | Beloit | Norman Gray tips it but misses | 5-11 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erwin Morton - foul #1 on Erwin Morton, team foul #5 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | Beloit | Elwood Linderman (PF), Joseph Hudson (C) Richard Gray, Bradley Tolley | |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:51 | Beloit | Russell Steinberg makes the runner from close range | 7-13 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd clanks a floater near the basket | 7-13 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd is hacked by Russell Steinberg - foul #1 on Russell Steinberg, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Myers (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF) Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Beloit | Charles Lively (SF) Erwin Morton | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | James Hedge hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-13 |
| 11:54 | Beloit | Charles Lively loses the dribble to Leonard Hickey | 10-13 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey lays it up and in | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) SG - Kenneth Myers (fresh) SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 6 pts. C - Joseph Copeland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Russell Steinberg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Gray (fresh) SF - Charles Lively (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elwood Linderman (fresh) C - Joseph Hudson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Beloit | James Hedge takes the ball from Norman Gray | 12-13 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland lays it in set up by Leonard Hickey | 14-13 |
| 10:56 | Beloit | Charles Lively drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-16 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | John McAnelly loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) John McAnelly, Kenneth Myers, James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Beloit | Erwin Morton (PG), Robert Briggs (SG), Richard Gray (PF), Bradley Tolley (C) Russell Steinberg, Norman Gray, Elwood Linderman, Joseph Hudson | |
| 10:17 | Beloit | Robert Zbinden blocks the short jumper by Bradley Tolley | 14-16 |
| 10:15 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley gets the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:54 | Beloit | Erwin Morton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leonard Hickey | 17-16 |
| 09:34 | Beloit | Charles Lively clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Gray - foul #1 on Richard Gray, team foul #7 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (PF) Leonard Hickey | |
| Subs | Beloit | Norman Gray (SG) Charles Lively | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:46 | Beloit | Erwin Morton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-16 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Zbinden | 18-16 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs clanks a runner in the paint | 18-16 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs hits the follow up shot | 20-16 |
| 08:11 | Beloit | Robert Briggs connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Norman Gray | 20-18 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Timothy Kovacs | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thad Lloyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Erwin Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Gray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Briggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Gray (fairly fresh) C - Bradley Tolley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Beloit | Norman Gray's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Thad Lloyd | 23-18 |
| 07:35 | Beloit | Richard Gray grabs the offensive board | 23-18 |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Robert Briggs can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Kovacs - foul #2 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #5 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Kenneth Myers (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Erik Gwyn, Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Beloit | Russell Steinberg (PG), Elwood Linderman (PF), Joseph Hudson (C) Erwin Morton, Richard Gray, Bradley Tolley | |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Robert Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:18 | Beloit | Robert Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | John McAnelly is hacked by Russell Steinberg - foul #2 on Russell Steinberg, team foul #8 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Powers (PG), Charles Lively (SF) Russell Steinberg, Robert Briggs | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | John McAnelly makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | John McAnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 06:46 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman blows the layup | 25-19 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey comes up short on the shot in the paint | 25-19 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey tips it but misses | 25-19 |
| 06:16 | Beloit | Charles Lively grabs the board | 25-19 |
| 06:11 | Beloit | Charles Lively misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 06:10 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman tips it back up and in | 25-21 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Joseph Hudson swats the short shot by James Hedge | 25-21 |
| 05:43 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Joseph Hudson | 25-21 |
| 05:36 | Beloit | Norman Gray's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Copeland | 25-21 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | James Hedge pulls down the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 25-21 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | John McAnelly pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Charles Lively steps in front of the James Hedge pass | 25-21 |
| 04:44 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman loses the dribble to Leonard Hickey | 25-21 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey lays it up and in | 27-21 |
| 04:35 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman can't finish the layup but the foul's on James Hedge - foul #1 on James Hedge, team foul #6 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Brendan Jordan (SF), Robert Zbinden (C) John McAnelly, Kenneth Myers, Leonard Hickey, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Beloit | Erwin Morton (PG), Bradley Tolley (C) Paul Powers, Joseph Hudson | |
| 04:35 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:35 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman misses the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Norman Gray is called for the reach on Thad Lloyd - foul #1 on Norman Gray, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Richard Gray (PF) Elwood Linderman | |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 04:03 | Beloit | The pull-up jumper by Richard Gray is blocked by Robert Zbinden | 29-22 |
| 04:02 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley grabs the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:48 | Beloit | Charles Lively misses the 3 from straight away | 29-22 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Hedge gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | James Hedge clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 29-22 |
| 03:24 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Hedge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Erwin Morton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Gray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Lively (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Gray (fresh) C - Bradley Tolley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley is hacked by James Hedge - foul #2 on James Hedge, team foul #7 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF) Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, James Hedge | |
| Subs | Beloit | Kevin McFarling (SG), Russell Steinberg (SF) Norman Gray, Charles Lively | |
| 02:58 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 02:58 | Beloit | Bradley Tolley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| 02:24 | Beloit | Erwin Morton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin McFarling | 29-27 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is hacked by Kevin McFarling - foul #3 on Kevin McFarling, team foul #10 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Copeland (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Beloit | Robert Briggs (SF), Elwood Linderman (C) Kevin McFarling, Bradley Tolley | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:44 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:42 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-27 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs gets the offensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman banks in the layup set up by Erik Gwyn and the foul's on Elwood Linderman - foul #1 on Elwood Linderman, team foul #11 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG) Erik Gwyn | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Powers (PG), Joseph Hudson (C) Erwin Morton, Richard Gray | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses the free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:30 | Beloit | Elwood Linderman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:14 | Beloit | Leonard Hickey is called for the reach on Russell Steinberg - foul #1 on Leonard Hickey, team foul #8 | 33-27 |
| 01:14 | Beloit | Russell Steinberg makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:14 | Beloit | Russell Steinberg makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is hacked by Joseph Hudson - foul #2 on Joseph Hudson, team foul #12 | 33-29 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:38 | Beloit | Robert Briggs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Hudson - foul #3 on Joseph Hudson, team foul #13 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), James Hedge (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) John McAnelly, Emmanuel Ruckman, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Beloit | Erwin Morton (PG), Norman Gray (SF), Bradley Tolley (C) Paul Powers, Robert Briggs, Joseph Hudson | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 00:02 | Beloit | Norman Gray misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-29 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thad Lloyd | 37-29 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd misses long on a fullcourt shot | 37-29 |