| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LeTourneau | PG - Richard Seaver (fresh) SG - James Kenney (fresh) SF - Gregory Davis (fresh) PF - James Richard (fresh) C - Gus Pattison (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | LeTourneau | James Richard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LeTourneau | LeTourneau is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | LeTourneau | James Kenney can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | LeTourneau | James Richard can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Kelly Gil knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins and he's hacked by James Kenney - foul #1 on James Kenney, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | LeTourneau | James Richard is whistled for a carry | 3-0 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Richard Seaver is called for the reach on Jeff Bracken in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Seaver, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:08 | LeTourneau | James Richard misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Stanley Bain hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 3-0 |
| 18:00 | LeTourneau | The rebound goes to James Richard | 3-0 |
| 17:41 | LeTourneau | James Kenney comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 3-0 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Stanley Bain snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Richard Seaver - foul #2 on Richard Seaver, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Clint Conkling (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Mark Napier (PG), Marvin Watkins (SG), Michael White (SF), Mitchell Poore (PF), Robert Ossowski (C) Richard Seaver, James Kenney, Gregory Davis, James Richard, Gus Pattison | |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Charles Wells connects on the floater from close range | 5-0 |
| 17:11 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by James Hillman - foul #1 on James Hillman, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| 17:11 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 17:11 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dana Rogers hits the easy wide open finger roll | 7-2 |
| 16:41 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael White | 7-5 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Charles Wells's pass is intercepted by Marvin Watkins in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:23 | LeTourneau | Michael White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Campbell (PF) Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez (PG), James Kenney (SG), Martin Capra (SF), James Richard (PF) Mark Napier, Marvin Watkins, Michael White, Mitchell Poore | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Dana Rogers double dribbles | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison (C) Robert Ossowski | |
| 16:00 | LeTourneau | Dana Rogers takes the ball from Gus Pattison | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hillman (fairly fresh) SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LeTourneau | PG - Peter Jerez (fresh) SG - James Kenney (fresh) SF - Martin Capra (fresh) PF - James Richard (fairly fresh) C - Gus Pattison (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | James Kenney takes the ball from James Hillman | 7-5 |
| 15:16 | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is whistled for traveling | 7-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Clint Conkling (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Dana Rogers, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Mark Napier (PG), Marvin Watkins (SG), Gregory Davis (SF), Robert Ossowski (PF), Michael White (C) Peter Jerez, James Kenney, Martin Capra, James Richard, Gus Pattison | |
| 14:46 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Marvin Watkins | 7-9 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Kelly Gil knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 9-9 |
| 14:13 | LeTourneau | Marvin Watkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 14:12 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:05 | LeTourneau | Michael White is fouled on the floor by Stanley Bain - foul #1 on Stanley Bain, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | James Kenney (SG), James Richard (PF), Mitchell Poore (C) Marvin Watkins, Robert Ossowski, Michael White | |
| 13:50 | LeTourneau | James Richard misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's pass is intercepted by Gregory Davis in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 13:30 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier is fouled on the floor by Robert Figarsky - foul #1 on Robert Figarsky, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Gary Finn (SF) Robert Figarsky, Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez (PG) Mark Napier | |
| 13:18 | LeTourneau | James Kenney buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Davis | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Gary Finn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 12:57 | LeTourneau | James Richard snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 12:39 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Dana Rogers (SF) Charles Wells, Gary Finn | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Martin Capra (SF), Robert Ossowski (PF), Gus Pattison (C) Gregory Davis, James Richard, Mitchell Poore | |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Erik Campbell can't finish the layup | 9-12 |
| 12:19 | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison grabs the board | 9-12 |
| 12:11 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Kenney | 9-15 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | James Hillman misses the tip | 9-15 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the offensive rebound | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Hillman (fresh) SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Erik Campbell (tiring) C - Jeff Bracken (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LeTourneau | PG - Peter Jerez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Kenney (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Capra (fresh) PF - Robert Ossowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Gus Pattison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Erik Campbell is hacked by Robert Ossowski - foul #1 on Robert Ossowski, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Clint Conkling (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Marvin Watkins (PG), Michael White (SF), James Richard (PF) Peter Jerez, Martin Capra, Robert Ossowski | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Kelly Gil banks in the layup | 11-15 |
| 11:07 | LeTourneau | Michael White is hacked by Dana Rogers - foul #1 on Dana Rogers, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Clint Conkling | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Mitchell Poore (PF) James Richard | |
| 10:55 | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-15 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Kelly Gil's fadeaway is rejected by Mitchell Poore | 11-15 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | Michael White steals the ball from Dwayne Hayes | 11-15 |
| 10:18 | LeTourneau | James Kenney buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Watkins | 11-18 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Gus Pattison takes the ball from Robert Figarsky in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| 10:00 | LeTourneau | Marvin Watkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-18 |
| 09:59 | Illinois | Stanley Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Kelly Gil hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by James Kenney - foul #2 on James Kenney, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Clint Conkling (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Robert Figarsky, Stanley Bain, Dwayne Hayes, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Mark Napier (PG), Peter Jerez (SG), Martin Capra (SF), James Richard (PF), Robert Ossowski (C) Marvin Watkins, James Kenney, Michael White, Mitchell Poore, Gus Pattison | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:42 | LeTourneau | Erik Campbell picks off the pass by Robert Ossowski | 13-18 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Peter Jerez is called for the reach on Kelly Gil in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Jerez, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG) Kelly Gil | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | | |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Clint Conkling can't finish the uncontested layup | 13-18 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it home | 15-18 |
| 09:02 | LeTourneau | James Richard drills a shot from the left side and he's hacked by Clint Conkling - foul #1 on Clint Conkling, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Marvin Watkins (SG), Gregory Davis (SF) Peter Jerez, Martin Capra | |
| 09:02 | LeTourneau | James Richard makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 15-21 |
| 08:39 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis misses the jumpshot from the left side | 15-21 |
| 08:38 | LeTourneau | The offensive rebound goes to James Richard | 15-21 |
| 08:14 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Erik Campbell - foul #1 on Erik Campbell, team foul #6 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Clint Conkling, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Mitchell Poore (C) James Richard | |
| 08:14 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:14 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-23 |
| 07:57 | LeTourneau | Mitchell Poore snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fairly fresh) SG - Charles Wells (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (tiring) C - Dwayne Hayes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LeTourneau | PG - Mark Napier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Marvin Watkins (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Gregory Davis (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Ossowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Mitchell Poore (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:47 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Stanley Bain - foul #2 on Stanley Bain, team foul #7 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Gary Finn (SF), Dana Rogers (PF) James Hillman, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez (PG), Gus Pattison (C) Marvin Watkins, Robert Ossowski | |
| 07:47 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis misses the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:47 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes snags the defensive board | 15-23 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Charles Wells travels in the backcourt | 15-23 |
| 07:40 | LeTourneau | Mitchell Poore dunks the ball on a nice dish by Gregory Davis | 15-25 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Kelly Gil can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 15-25 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Dana Rogers can't tip it in | 15-25 |
| 07:20 | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 07:06 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-25 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the board | 15-25 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Gregory Davis steps in front of the Gary Finn pass in the backcourt | 15-25 |
| 06:39 | LeTourneau | Charles Wells is called for the reach on Gregory Davis - foul #1 on Charles Wells, team foul #8 | 15-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Clint Conkling (C) Charles Wells, Dwayne Hayes | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | James Richard (PF), Michael White (C) Mitchell Poore, Gus Pattison | |
| 06:39 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:39 | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Kelly Gil buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lawrence Hawkins | 18-27 |
| 06:15 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Jeff Bracken (C) Kelly Gil, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Marvin Watkins (SG), Martin Capra (SF) Peter Jerez, Gregory Davis | |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Clint Conkling scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 05:46 | LeTourneau | James Hillman steals the ball from Michael White | 20-27 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins lays it in set up by James Hillman | 22-27 |
| 05:32 | LeTourneau | Mark Napier misses the 3 from straight away | 22-27 |
| 05:30 | LeTourneau | Michael White hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | James Hillman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it in | 24-29 |
| 04:47 | LeTourneau | Martin Capra misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-29 |
| 04:45 | LeTourneau | Michael White snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 04:26 | LeTourneau | Lawrence Hawkins steps in front of the Michael White pass | 24-29 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | James Hillman connects on the turnaround from the right block | 26-29 |
| 04:11 | LeTourneau | James Richard drills a floater from the left side | 26-31 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken hits the finger roll | 28-31 |
| 03:42 | LeTourneau | Michael White misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Hawkins - foul #1 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #9 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Dana Rogers (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Gary Finn, Clint Conkling, Jeff Bracken | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver (PG), James Kenney (SG), Robert Ossowski (PF), Gus Pattison (C) Mark Napier, Marvin Watkins, Martin Capra, James Richard | |
| 03:42 | LeTourneau | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:42 | LeTourneau | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Figarsky (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) C - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LeTourneau | PG - Richard Seaver (fresh) SG - James Kenney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael White (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Ossowski (fresh) 7 pts. C - Gus Pattison (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Stanley Bain misses the easy open layup | 28-33 |
| 03:18 | LeTourneau | Gus Pattison grabs the defensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 03:14 | LeTourneau | James Kenney loses the dribble to Stanley Bain | 28-33 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Kelly Gil is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (PF) Erik Campbell | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Gregory Davis (SF), Mitchell Poore (C) Michael White, Gus Pattison | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:40 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dana Rogers - foul #2 on Dana Rogers, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| 02:40 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:40 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the wide open 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Bain | 33-34 |
| 01:58 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver misses short on a shot from the left side | 33-34 |
| 01:57 | LeTourneau | James Kenney grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:39 | LeTourneau | Kelly Gil steals it from Gregory Davis | 33-34 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Kelly Gil banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski is fouled on the floor by Dana Rogers - foul #3 on Dana Rogers, team foul #11 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Robert Figarsky, Kelly Gil, Dwayne Hayes, Dana Rogers | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez (PG), Gus Pattison (C) Richard Seaver, Mitchell Poore | |
| 01:11 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | LeTourneau | Robert Ossowski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Stanley Bain snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | James Kenney is called for the reach on Erik Campbell - foul #3 on James Kenney, team foul #8 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver (PG), James Richard (PF) James Kenney, Robert Ossowski | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:57 | LeTourneau | The rebound goes to Gus Pattison | 35-34 |
| 00:38 | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez is hacked by Charles Wells - foul #2 on Charles Wells, team foul #12 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG) Charles Wells | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | | |
| 00:38 | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 00:38 | LeTourneau | Peter Jerez makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Gregory Davis steps in front of the Lawrence Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 35-36 |
| 00:27 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver drills a 3 from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is called for the reach on Stanley Bain - foul #1 on Gregory Davis, team foul #9 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG) Lawrence Hawkins | |
| Subs | LeTourneau | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 00:00 | LeTourneau | Richard Seaver misses the halfcourt shot | 37-39 |