| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Timothy Burge (fresh) SG - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Lynn Eppler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Miller (fresh) 4 pts. C - Douglas Boughner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Hedge (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Timothy Burge takes the ball from Leonard Hickey | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John McAnelly - foul #1 on John McAnelly, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:13 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Jason Miller blocks the jumper by Emmanuel Ruckman | 33-33 |
| 19:03 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 18:39 | St. Norbert | Joseph Copeland is called for the reach on Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | George Harmon (PG), Bryan Hollman (C) Timothy Burge, Douglas Boughner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Myers (PG), Timothy Kovacs (C) John McAnelly, Joseph Copeland | |
| 18:26 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | George Harmon is called for the reach on Leonard Hickey in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Harmon, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (SG), Joe Gorman (C) Curtis Hawkins, Jason Miller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thad Lloyd (SG), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, James Hedge | |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 18:04 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:48 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 36-33 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden loses the dribble to George Harmon | 36-33 |
| 17:15 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Lynn Eppler steals it from Kenneth Myers in the backcourt | 36-33 |
| 16:54 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 36-33 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Kenneth Myers and the foul's on Lynn Eppler - foul #1 on Lynn Eppler, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SG), Jason Miller (PF), Douglas Boughner (C) George Harmon, Randall German, Bryan Hollman, Joe Gorman | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Kenneth Myers, Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:07 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Curtis Hawkins | 38-36 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Curtis Hawkins - foul #1 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #3 | 38-36 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) Leonard Hickey | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Timothy Burge (fresh) SG - Curtis Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Eppler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jason Miller (fresh) 6 pts. C - Douglas Boughner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brendan Jordan (fresh) PF - James Hedge (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Hedge - foul #1 on James Hedge, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders (SF) Timothy Burge | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG) John McAnelly | |
| 15:45 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:45 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Lynn Eppler steps in front of the Joseph Copeland pass in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 15:42 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins can't throw it down | 39-37 |
| 15:40 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-37 |
| 14:31 | St. Norbert | The rebound goes to Douglas Boughner | 39-37 |
| 14:24 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman's pass is intercepted by Curtis Hawkins in the backcourt | 39-37 |
| 13:59 | St. Norbert | Brendan Jordan is called for the reach on Douglas Boughner - foul #1 on Brendan Jordan, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (PG), George Harmon (SG), Bryan Hollman (PF), Joe Gorman (C) Lynn Eppler, Curtis Hawkins, Jason Miller, Douglas Boughner | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (SG), Thad Lloyd (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Emmanuel Ruckman, Brendan Jordan, James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| 13:50 | St. Norbert | Erik Gwyn is called for the reach on Bryan Hollman - foul #4 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leonard Hickey (SF) Erik Gwyn | |
| 13:37 | St. Norbert | Bryan Hollman misses the easy layup | 39-37 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on George Harmon - foul #3 on George Harmon, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 12:57 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses long on a jump hook from close range | 39-39 |
| 12:36 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 12:20 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:18 | St. Norbert | George Harmon grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 12:04 | St. Norbert | George Harmon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Timothy Burge steals it from Thad Lloyd in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 12:00 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge lays it in | 41-39 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey buries a shot from the left block | 41-41 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Timothy Burge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Sanders (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Hollman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Gorman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John McAnelly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thad Lloyd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Hickey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:16 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders double dribbles | 41-41 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (PG), Curtis Hawkins (SG), Lynn Eppler (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Douglas Boughner (C) Timothy Burge, George Harmon, Lawrence Sanders, Bryan Hollman, Joe Gorman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Myers (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) John McAnelly, Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Hedge comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Miller - foul #2 on Jason Miller, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Hedge makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 10:42 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler is fouled on the floor by Leonard Hickey - foul #3 on Leonard Hickey, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) Leonard Hickey | |
| 10:22 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 41-43 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | James Hedge grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Lynn Eppler takes the ball from Emmanuel Ruckman | 41-43 |
| 10:04 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler lays it in | 43-43 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland is open and buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by James Hedge | 43-45 |
| 09:14 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Curtis Hawkins | 45-45 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | James Hedge misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-45 |
| 08:55 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 08:50 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins misses the easy layup | 45-45 |
| 08:49 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:22 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Brendan Jordan - foul #2 on Brendan Jordan, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (PG), George Harmon (SG) Randall German, Curtis Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG), Thad Lloyd (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Kenneth Myers, Emmanuel Ruckman, Brendan Jordan, James Hedge, Joseph Copeland | |
| 08:22 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 08:22 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs lays it up and in | 49-50 |
| 07:51 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner double dribbles | 49-50 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders (SF), Bryan Hollman (C) Lynn Eppler, Douglas Boughner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG) John McAnelly | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd is hacked by Lawrence Sanders in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Sanders, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right block | 49-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Zbinden | 49-50 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - Timothy Burge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jason Miller (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Hollman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Erik Gwyn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thad Lloyd (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Leonard Hickey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Thad Lloyd makes the wide open shot from close range set up by Timothy Kovacs | 49-52 |
| 07:08 | St. Norbert | Bryan Hollman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn connects on the open 3 pointer from straight away set up by Thad Lloyd | 49-55 |
| 06:32 | St. Norbert | George Harmon is called for traveling | 49-55 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins (SG), Joe Gorman (PF), Douglas Boughner (C) George Harmon, Jason Miller, Bryan Hollman | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (SG), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Thad Lloyd, Timothy Kovacs, Robert Zbinden | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 06:20 | St. Norbert | Joe Gorman gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:09 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-55 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Douglas Boughner is called for the reach on John McAnelly in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Boughner, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler (PG) Timothy Burge | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:03 | Illinois | John McAnelly makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | John McAnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:44 | St. Norbert | Leonard Hickey is called for the reach on Curtis Hawkins - foul #4 on Leonard Hickey, team foul #8 | 52-57 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | George Harmon (PG) Lynn Eppler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG) John McAnelly | |
| 05:44 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:44 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | James Hedge is whistled for a carry | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Randall German (SG), Bryan Hollman (PF) Curtis Hawkins, Joe Gorman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs (C) Joseph Copeland | |
| 05:03 | St. Norbert | Randall German is called for traveling | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler (SF) Lawrence Sanders | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman is fouled in the backcourt by George Harmon - foul #4 on George Harmon, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Myers (PG) Erik Gwyn | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:00 | St. Norbert | Bryan Hollman grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:41 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner misses the lay-in | 54-57 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 04:21 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Myers | 54-59 |
| 04:09 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-59 |
| 04:07 | St. Norbert | The offensive rebound goes to Douglas Boughner | 54-59 |
| 03:49 | St. Norbert | Bryan Hollman drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | James Hedge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| Lineup | St. Norbert | PG - George Harmon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Randall German (fairly fresh) SF - Lynn Eppler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 stl. PF - Bryan Hollman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Boughner (tired) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kenneth Myers (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Hickey (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Hedge (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. C - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | St. Norbert | George Harmon comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 56-61 |
| 03:06 | St. Norbert | Bryan Hollman hits the follow up shot | 58-61 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | James Hedge misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 58-61 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Myers gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins (SG), Lawrence Sanders (SF), Jason Miller (PF), Joe Gorman (C) George Harmon, Randall German, Bryan Hollman, Douglas Boughner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Gwyn (PG), John McAnelly (SG), Thad Lloyd (SF), Brendan Jordan (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Kenneth Myers, Emmanuel Ruckman, Leonard Hickey, James Hedge, Timothy Kovacs | |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 02:25 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller grabs the board | 58-61 |
| 02:04 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 02:03 | St. Norbert | Lynn Eppler pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 01:53 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by John McAnelly - foul #2 on John McAnelly, team foul #9 | 58-61 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge (PG), Douglas Boughner (C) Lynn Eppler, Joe Gorman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), Leonard Hickey (SF), James Hedge (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) John McAnelly, Thad Lloyd, Brendan Jordan, Robert Zbinden | |
| 01:53 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:53 | St. Norbert | Jason Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | James Hedge is open but comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 60-61 |
| 01:39 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:27 | St. Norbert | Curtis Hawkins can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-61 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | James Hedge snags the defensive board | 60-61 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-61 |
| 01:10 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge gets the rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:02 | St. Norbert | Douglas Boughner connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-61 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn is fouled on the floor by Curtis Hawkins - foul #2 on Curtis Hawkins, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Erik Gwyn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:20 | St. Norbert | Lawrence Sanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-63 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | St. Norbert | St. Norbert is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Timothy Burge is called for the reach on Joseph Copeland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Burge, team foul #10 | 62-63 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge is fouled on the floor by Erik Gwyn - foul #5 on Erik Gwyn, team foul #10 | 62-65 |
| Subs | St. Norbert | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John McAnelly (PG) Erik Gwyn | |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge makes the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:02 | St. Norbert | Timothy Burge misses the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leonard Hickey runs out the clock | 63-65 |