| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jo-Long Zhao (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sergei Budniewski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Hans Zapien (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jun Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen misses long on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Dennis Cox - foul #3 on Dennis Cox, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Simpson (C) Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 19:47 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 19:47 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bobby Taylor | 22-34 |
| 19:14 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen slams it home set up by Daniel Stone | 22-36 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's floater is knocked away by Daniel Stone | 22-36 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor grabs the offensive board | 22-36 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 18:46 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 18:29 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Sergei Budniewski, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone (SG) Sergei Budniewski | |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Edward Dunn's pass is intercepted by Jo-Long Zhao | 22-36 |
| 18:12 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao misses the dunk | 22-36 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Edward Dunn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 17:47 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Daniel Stone | 22-36 |
| 17:41 | Lake Forest | Bobby Taylor denies the turnaround by Jun Yen | 22-36 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jon Simpson | 22-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Hans Zapien denies the turnaround by Kenneth Leonard | 22-36 |
| 17:14 | Lake Forest | Daniel Stone snags the defensive board | 22-36 |
| 16:55 | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Stone | 22-38 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-38 |
| 16:07 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Daniel Stone | 25-40 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Mark Sheridan (SG), Michael Cady (SF), Murray Phung (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Costello (PG), Sergei Budniewski (SG), Francis Gilliam (PF), Harold Ray (C) Jo-Long Zhao, Hans Zapien, Daniel Stone, Jun Yen | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) SF - Michael Cady (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Murray Phung (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - David Costello (fresh) SG - Sergei Budniewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Petrone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Gilliam (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harold Ray (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-40 |
| 15:34 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski tips it but misses | 25-40 |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Dennis Cox pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Gross | 28-40 |
| 15:07 | Lake Forest | Christopher Gross is called for the reach on Sergei Budniewski - foul #2 on Christopher Gross, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien (SF) Ricky Petrone | |
| 14:58 | Lake Forest | Mark Sheridan steals it from Hans Zapien | 28-40 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-40 |
| 14:36 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Dennis Cox - foul #4 on Dennis Cox, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Steven Lozier (PF) Mark Sheridan, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 14:36 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:36 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Steven Lozier gets the rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Christopher Gross | 34-41 |
| 14:27 | Lake Forest | Morgan Buzzell steals it from Francis Gilliam | 34-41 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell lays it in | 36-41 |
| 14:03 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray's pass is intercepted by Christopher Gross | 36-41 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses the easy layup | 36-41 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Murray Phung hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 13:37 | Lake Forest | David Costello misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-41 |
| 13:36 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski tips it home | 38-43 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 13:30 | Lake Forest | Francis Gilliam gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 13:05 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Cady - foul #3 on Michael Cady, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Jon Simpson (C) Morgan Buzzell, Christopher Gross, Michael Cady, Steven Lozier, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao (PG), Ricky Petrone (SG), Daniel Stone (PF), Jun Yen (C) David Costello, Sergei Budniewski, Francis Gilliam, Harold Ray | |
| 13:05 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 13:05 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | Edward Dunn hits a 3 from straight away | 41-45 |
| 12:29 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Jo-Long Zhao and he's fouled by Mark Sheridan - foul #1 on Mark Sheridan, team foul #5 | 41-47 |
| 12:29 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 12:07 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor can't finish the layup | 41-48 |
| 12:05 | Lake Forest | Daniel Stone pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 11:56 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien is called for traveling | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG) Mark Sheridan | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski (SG) Hans Zapien | |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Edward Dunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 11:38 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski grabs the board | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Simpson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Jo-Long Zhao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sergei Budniewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ricky Petrone (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jun Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Ricky Petrone | 41-50 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Ricky Petrone is called for the reach on Bobby Taylor - foul #2 on Ricky Petrone, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Murray Phung (C) Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harold Ray (C) Jun Yen | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Harold Ray - foul #1 on Harold Ray, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (C) Bobby Taylor | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 10:36 | Lake Forest | Sergei Budniewski buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ricky Petrone | 43-53 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Murray Phung misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-53 |
| 10:18 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 10:02 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-56 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 43-56 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Michael Cady grabs the offensive rebound | 43-56 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard lays it in on a nice dish by Morgan Buzzell | 45-56 |
| 09:16 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 09:14 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 08:58 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 08:57 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray snags the offensive board | 45-56 |
| 08:41 | Lake Forest | Daniel Stone is fouled on the floor by Murray Phung - foul #2 on Murray Phung, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Mark Sheridan (SG), Bobby Taylor (PF), Jon Simpson (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Costello (PG), Robert Hartsell (SG), Hans Zapien (SF), Francis Gilliam (PF), Jun Yen (C) Jo-Long Zhao, Sergei Budniewski, Ricky Petrone, Daniel Stone, Harold Ray | |
| 08:36 | Lake Forest | David Costello is fouled on the floor by Bobby Taylor - foul #1 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Lozier (SF) Michael Cady | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| 08:36 | Lake Forest | David Costello makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 08:36 | Lake Forest | David Costello makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 08:18 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen grabs the board | 45-58 |
| 08:01 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Christopher Gross - foul #3 on Christopher Gross, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| 08:01 | Lake Forest | Jun Yen makes the free throw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Christopher Gross knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Steven Lozier | 47-61 |
| 07:34 | Lake Forest | Bobby Taylor picks off the pass by Francis Gilliam | 47-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Lozier (fresh) PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Simpson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - David Costello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hartsell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hans Zapien (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Gilliam (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jun Yen (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Francis Gilliam denies the turnaround by Christopher Gross | 47-61 |
| 07:28 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jun Yen | 47-61 |
| 07:03 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hartsell | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Jon Simpson banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Lozier | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:30 | Lake Forest | Hans Zapien can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 49-63 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor gets the rebound | 49-63 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | David Costello steals it from Christopher Gross in the backcourt | 49-63 |
| 06:06 | Lake Forest | Robert Hartsell is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Robert Hartsell, team foul #4 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Kenneth Leonard (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Murray Phung (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, Mark Sheridan, Steven Lozier, Bobby Taylor, Jon Simpson | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao (PG), Sergei Budniewski (SG), Daniel Stone (PF), Harold Ray (C) David Costello, Robert Hartsell, Francis Gilliam, Jun Yen | |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 49-63 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Murray Phung pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-63 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 49-63 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Murray Phung snags the offensive board | 49-63 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:01 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Sergei Budniewski | 52-66 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bobby Taylor (PF) Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone (SF) Hans Zapien | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | Dennis Cox steals the ball from Daniel Stone | 52-66 |
| 04:17 | Illinois | Sergei Budniewski steals it from Bobby Taylor | 52-66 |
| 04:14 | Lake Forest | Jo-Long Zhao throws it down on a nice dish by Sergei Budniewski | 52-68 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Edward Dunn can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Ricky Petrone - foul #3 on Ricky Petrone, team foul #5 | 52-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Hartsell (SG), Francis Gilliam (PF), Jun Yen (C) Jo-Long Zhao, Sergei Budniewski, Daniel Stone | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Edward Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:35 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Bobby Taylor - foul #2 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #9 | 53-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Mark Sheridan (SG), Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Morgan Buzzell, Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | David Costello (PG) Jun Yen | |
| 03:35 | Lake Forest | Harold Ray makes the free throw | 53-71 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Cady (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jon Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Murray Phung (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - David Costello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hartsell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ricky Petrone (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Francis Gilliam (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harold Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Murray Phung's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Petrone | 53-71 |
| 03:11 | Lake Forest | Francis Gilliam grabs the defensive rebound | 53-71 |
| 03:04 | Lake Forest | Francis Gilliam can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Jon Simpson - foul #2 on Jon Simpson, team foul #10 | 53-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Danny Barba (C) Harold Ray | |
| 03:04 | Lake Forest | Francis Gilliam makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 03:04 | Lake Forest | Francis Gilliam makes the 2nd free throw | 53-73 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Murray Phung double dribbles | 53-73 |
| 02:18 | Lake Forest | David Costello hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 53-73 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Murray Phung grabs the board | 53-73 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Murray Phung connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Gross | 55-73 |
| 01:51 | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-73 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | Michael Cady grabs the defensive rebound | 55-73 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jon Simpson lays it in | 57-73 |
| 01:25 | Lake Forest | Michael Cady blocks the short jumper by Francis Gilliam | 57-73 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Christopher Gross | 57-73 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Ricky Petrone is called for the reach on Michael Cady - foul #4 on Ricky Petrone, team foul #6 | 57-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Harold Ray (C) Danny Barba | |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Jon Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-73 |
| 00:37 | Lake Forest | Ricky Petrone makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Costello | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Christopher Gross comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-75 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Christopher Gross hits the follow up shot | 59-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Robert Hartsell buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from David Costello and he's hacked by Murray Phung - foul #3 on Murray Phung, team foul #11 | 59-77 |
| 00:08 | Lake Forest | Robert Hartsell makes the free throw | 59-78 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Murray Phung knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Christopher Gross and he's hacked by Harold Ray - foul #2 on Harold Ray, team foul #7 | 61-78 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Murray Phung makes the free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | David Costello runs out the clock | 62-78 |