| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Klemm (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | John Allen inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | David Klemm hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-45 |
| 19:40 | Ripon | Anthony Davis gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 19:33 | Ripon | Richard Gibson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Chris Page - foul #2 on Chris Page, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| 19:33 | Ripon | Richard Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 19:33 | Ripon | Richard Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | David Klemm is hacked by Gerald Parker - foul #1 on Gerald Parker, team foul #1 | 27-47 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | David Klemm misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-47 |
| 18:59 | Ripon | Anthony Davis gets the rebound | 27-47 |
| 18:47 | Ripon | Anthony Davis drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Robertson | 27-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | James Black clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-50 |
| 18:26 | Ripon | Anthony Davis pulls down the rebound | 27-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:58 | Ripon | Gerald Parker hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Davis | 27-52 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | David Klemm blows the layup but he's fouled by Martin Marshall - foul #1 on Martin Marshall, team foul #2 | 27-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (SF) John Allen | |
| Subs | Ripon | Mark Pascua (PF) Martin Marshall | |
| 17:41 | Illinois | David Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | David Klemm makes the 2nd free throw | 29-52 |
| 17:22 | Ripon | Mark Pascua hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Davis | 29-54 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Chris Page misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-54 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | James Black grabs the offensive board | 29-54 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | David Klemm makes the runner in the lane | 31-54 |
| 16:39 | Ripon | Anthony Davis comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-54 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian McGee | 31-54 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | David Klemm can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 16:31 | Ripon | Anthony Davis grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 16:10 | Ripon | Anthony Davis misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-54 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | David Klemm grabs the board | 31-54 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chris Page | 33-54 |
| 15:40 | Ripon | Anthony Davis is fouled on the floor by Chris Page - foul #3 on Chris Page, team foul #2 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Montgomery (SG), John Allen (SF), Ricky McNally (PF), Joseph Child (C) Chris Page, David Klemm, James Black, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Ripon | Gregory Welch (PG), Raymond Hoelscher (SG), David Henry (SF), Martin Marshall (PF), James Webb (C) Richard Gibson, Gerald Parker, Don Robertson, Mark Pascua, Anthony Davis | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Delossantos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Allen (fresh) PF - Ricky McNally (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Child (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Gregory Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Hoelscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Henry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Martin Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James Webb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:14 | Ripon | Martin Marshall can't connect on a shot in the paint | 33-54 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery pulls down the rebound | 33-54 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Allen is fouled on the floor by David Henry - foul #1 on David Henry, team foul #3 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Dawson (PG) Eric Delossantos | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Ricky McNally comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-54 |
| 14:50 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Raymond Hoelscher | 33-54 |
| 14:31 | Ripon | James Webb loses the ball out of bounds | 33-54 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Martin Marshall steals the ball from Ricky McNally | 33-54 |
| 13:54 | Ripon | Martin Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery snags the defensive board | 33-54 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Hoelscher - foul #1 on Raymond Hoelscher, team foul #4 | 33-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Eric Delossantos (SF), James Black (PF), Brian McGee (C) Harold Dawson, John Allen, Ricky McNally, Joseph Child | |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard Gibson (PG), Don Robertson (SF), Anthony Davis (C) Raymond Hoelscher, David Henry, Martin Marshall | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 13:05 | Ripon | James Black steals the ball from Gregory Welch | 35-54 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brian McGee | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:34 | Ripon | Gregory Welch is fouled on the floor by James Black - foul #3 on James Black, team foul #3 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Klemm (SG) Charles Montgomery | |
| Subs | Ripon | Gerald Parker (SG), Mark Pascua (PF) Gregory Welch, James Webb | |
| 12:13 | Ripon | The jumper by Richard Gibson is denied by Brian McGee | 38-54 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Brian McGee snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | David Klemm banks in the layup on a great pass from Chris Page and the foul's on Gerald Parker - foul #2 on Gerald Parker, team foul #5 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky McNally (C) Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Hoelscher (PG), David Henry (C) Richard Gibson, Anthony Davis | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | David Klemm misses the free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:06 | Ripon | Gerald Parker snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 11:50 | Ripon | Gerald Parker buries a fadeaway near the basket | 40-56 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Chris Page makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Klemm | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Klemm (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ricky McNally (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Raymond Hoelscher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pascua (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Henry (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| 11:27 | Ripon | Raymond Hoelscher misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-56 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Ricky McNally grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | David Klemm scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Eric Delossantos | 46-56 |
| 11:14 | Ripon | Don Robertson misses the easy layup | 46-56 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | James Black pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-56 |
| 11:07 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Mark Pascua | 46-56 |
| 10:49 | Ripon | Mark Pascua makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Hoelscher | 46-58 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | James Black makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Eric Delossantos | 49-58 |
| 10:23 | Ripon | Don Robertson is fouled on the floor by James Black - foul #4 on James Black, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harold Dawson (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), John Allen (SF), Brian McGee (C) Chris Page, David Klemm, Eric Delossantos, James Black | |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard Gibson (PG), Martin Marshall (PF), Anthony Davis (C) Raymond Hoelscher, Don Robertson, Mark Pascua | |
| 10:02 | Ripon | Martin Marshall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian McGee | 49-58 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Ricky McNally misses short on a jumper from the left block | 49-58 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery grabs the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | John Allen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 09:25 | Ripon | Anthony Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 09:09 | Ripon | Richard Gibson makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Parker | 49-60 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Harold Dawson hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Richard Gibson - foul #1 on Richard Gibson, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Eric Delossantos (SG), Joseph Child (PF) Charles Montgomery, John Allen, Ricky McNally | |
| Subs | Ripon | Gregory Welch (SG), John Lewis (SF) Gerald Parker, David Henry | |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Harold Dawson makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 08:18 | Ripon | John Lewis scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Gregory Welch | 52-63 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Chris Page hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-63 |
| 08:05 | Ripon | Anthony Davis gets the rebound | 52-63 |
| 07:44 | Ripon | Gregory Welch misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-63 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Child | 52-63 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Gregory Welch picks off the pass by Chris Page in the backcourt | 52-63 |
| 07:33 | Ripon | Anthony Davis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-63 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Chris Page | 52-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Harold Dawson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Child (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian McGee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Richard Gibson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Gregory Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Marshall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Anthony Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Harold Dawson buries a floater from close range on a great pass from Eric Delossantos | 54-63 |
| 06:45 | Ripon | Eric Delossantos steps in front of the Gregory Welch pass | 54-63 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Joseph Child drills a floater from the left block set up by Harold Dawson | 56-63 |
| 06:06 | Ripon | Anthony Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-63 |
| 06:04 | Ripon | John Lewis tips it in | 56-65 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | Harold Dawson blows the layup | 56-65 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Brian McGee gets the offensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Klemm (SG), John Allen (SF), James Black (PF), Ricky McNally (C) Eric Delossantos, Harold Dawson, Joseph Child, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Ripon | Gerald Parker (SG), Don Robertson (SF), James Webb (PF), Mark Pascua (C) Richard Gibson, John Lewis, Martin Marshall, Anthony Davis | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Chris Page comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 56-65 |
| 05:31 | Ripon | Mark Pascua grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:13 | Ripon | Gerald Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-65 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Ricky McNally grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | James Black throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (PG) Chris Page | |
| Subs | Ripon | | |
| 04:44 | Ripon | James Webb misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Ricky McNally gets the rebound | 56-65 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | John Allen is hacked by Mark Pascua - foul #2 on Mark Pascua, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 04:20 | Ripon | Don Robertson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 04:18 | Ripon | Mark Pascua gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 03:53 | Ripon | Mark Pascua comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Eric Delossantos - foul #1 on Eric Delossantos, team foul #5 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chris Page (PG), Brian McGee (C) John Allen, Ricky McNally | |
| Subs | Ripon | Richard Gibson (PG), Anthony Davis (C) Gregory Welch, James Webb | |
| 03:53 | Ripon | Mark Pascua makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 03:53 | Ripon | Mark Pascua makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Gerald Parker is called for the reach on David Klemm - foul #3 on Gerald Parker, team foul #8 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Ripon | John Lewis (PF) Mark Pascua | |
| 03:32 | Illinois | David Klemm makes the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | David Klemm misses the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:32 | Ripon | John Lewis gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chris Page (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Klemm (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. PF - James Black (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Brian McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ripon | PG - Richard Gibson (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Gerald Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Don Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Ripon | James Black swats the layup by Richard Gibson | 59-67 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Brian McGee gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | David Klemm clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 03:05 | Ripon | The rebound goes to Don Robertson | 59-67 |
| 02:36 | Ripon | Don Robertson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gerald Parker | 59-69 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Eric Delossantos misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 02:17 | Ripon | John Lewis pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 02:01 | Ripon | Richard Gibson misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Brian McGee - foul #3 on Brian McGee, team foul #6 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenton Barr (PG), Charles Montgomery (SG), Harold Dawson (SF), Ricky McNally (PF), Joseph Child (C) Chris Page, David Klemm, Eric Delossantos, James Black, Brian McGee | |
| Subs | Ripon | Gregory Welch (SG), David Henry (SF), James Webb (C) Gerald Parker, Don Robertson, Anthony Davis | |
| 02:01 | Ripon | Richard Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:01 | Ripon | Richard Gibson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Joseph Child grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | John Lewis blocks the short jumper by Joseph Child | 59-70 |
| 01:48 | Ripon | James Webb gets the rebound | 59-70 |
| 01:19 | Ripon | David Henry misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-70 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Ricky McNally pulls down the rebound | 59-70 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Charles Montgomery comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-70 |
| 01:11 | Ripon | David Henry snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:52 | Ripon | James Webb hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Welch | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ricky McNally can't finish the layup but he's fouled by James Webb - foul #4 on James Webb, team foul #9 | 59-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Delossantos (PG) Kenton Barr | |
| Subs | Ripon | Raymond Hoelscher (SG), Mark Pascua (C) Richard Gibson, John Lewis | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ricky McNally misses the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ricky McNally makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Ripon | Ripon is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Ripon | David Henry misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-72 |
| 00:21 | Ripon | Mark Pascua pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 00:00 | Ripon | Gregory Welch runs out the clock | 60-72 |