| Lineup | Benedictine | PG - James Bickford (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elwood Foy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cavins (fresh) PF - David Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Lucas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 19:40 | Benedictine | David Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:27 | Benedictine | The short jumper by Thomas Cavins is denied by Erik Campbell | 35-35 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| 19:08 | Benedictine | David Miller connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Lucas | 37-35 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | James Bickford steals it from Stanley Bain | 37-35 |
| 18:51 | Benedictine | James Bickford misses the lay-in | 37-35 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Erik Campbell snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-35 |
| 18:43 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:33 | Benedictine | James Bickford is hacked by Stanley Bain - foul #2 on Stanley Bain, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 18:16 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:01 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Thomas Cavins, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Harold Carle (SF) Thomas Cavins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:43 | Benedictine | The rebound goes to Elwood Foy | 37-35 |
| 17:20 | Benedictine | James Bickford scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Miller | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Illinois | Kelly Gil can't connect on a shot from the left side | 39-35 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 16:39 | Benedictine | James Bickford misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Stanley Bain lays it in on a great pass from Erik Campbell | 39-39 |
| 16:20 | Benedictine | James Bickford misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-39 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeff Bracken | 39-39 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Kelly Gil misses badly on a floater from the left side | 39-39 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 16:08 | Benedictine | The rebound goes to Elwood Foy | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Rodney Ruark (PG), David Hanlin (SF), Lloyd Bearden (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) James Bickford, Elwood Foy, David Miller, Eugene Lucas | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Benedictine | PG - Rodney Ruark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Carle (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hanlin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lloyd Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Clint Conkling (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is hacked by Patrick Hicks - foul #2 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins (SF) David Hanlin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | James Hillman lays it up and in on a nice dish by Clint Conkling and he's hacked by Rodney Ruark - foul #1 on Rodney Ruark, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | James Hillman makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 15:32 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Harold Carle | 41-42 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Cavins - foul #4 on Thomas Cavins, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Benedictine | David Hanlin (SF) Thomas Cavins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Dana Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 14:57 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks double dribbles | 41-44 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Pitts (PG) Harold Carle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:41 | Illinois | James Hillman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 14:40 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:27 | Benedictine | James Pitts misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Clint Conkling can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Hicks - foul #3 on Patrick Hicks, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Elwood Foy (SG) James Pitts | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG) Charles Wells | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Clint Conkling makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Clint Conkling makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:00 | Benedictine | David Hanlin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Dwayne Hayes - foul #1 on Dwayne Hayes, team foul #2 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Pitts (PG), David Miller (PF) Rodney Ruark, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) James Hillman, Clint Conkling, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 14:00 | Benedictine | David Hanlin misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 14:00 | Benedictine | David Hanlin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Dana Rogers lays it up and in on a great pass from Erik Campbell | 42-48 |
| 13:30 | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden is hacked by Dana Rogers - foul #3 on Dana Rogers, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), Harold Carle (SF), Eugene Lucas (C) James Pitts, David Hanlin, Lloyd Bearden | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Benedictine | Harold Carle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 13:08 | Benedictine | David Miller grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:46 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Bickford | 44-48 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses the lay-in | 44-48 |
| 12:25 | Benedictine | The rebound goes to Harold Carle | 44-48 |
| 12:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kelly Gil - foul #3 on Kelly Gil, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden (PF), Patrick Hicks (C) David Miller, Eugene Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG), Charles Wells (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Clint Conkling (C) Lawrence Hawkins, Kelly Gil, Dana Rogers, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| 12:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 12:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Stanley Bain scores on a shot near the basket and the foul's on Harold Carle - foul #1 on Harold Carle, team foul #6 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Rodney Ruark (PG), David Hanlin (SF) James Bickford, Elwood Foy | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the free throw | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Benedictine | PG - Rodney Ruark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Carle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Hanlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lloyd Bearden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Wells (fresh) SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clint Conkling (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden comes up short on the floater from the left block | 46-51 |
| 11:29 | Benedictine | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Carle | 46-51 |
| 11:19 | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by David Hanlin | 48-51 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes is fouled on the floor by Rodney Ruark - foul #2 on Rodney Ruark, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), David Miller (PF), Eugene Lucas (C) David Hanlin, Lloyd Bearden, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG) Charles Wells | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 10:55 | Benedictine | David Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 10:29 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Carle and the foul's on Clint Conkling - foul #3 on Clint Conkling, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Elwood Foy (SG), David Hanlin (SF) Rodney Ruark, Harold Carle | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Erik Campbell (PF), Dana Rogers (C) James Hillman, Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| 10:29 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas makes the free throw | 51-51 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-51 |
| 10:05 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 09:59 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by David Hanlin and he's hacked by Kelly Gil - foul #4 on Kelly Gil, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Jeff Bracken (C) Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain | |
| 09:59 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | James Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Rodney Ruark (PG), Harold Carle (SF), Patrick Hicks (C) James Bickford, David Hanlin, Eugene Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:21 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dana Rogers - foul #4 on Dana Rogers, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden (PF) David Miller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (SF) Dana Rogers | |
| 09:21 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 09:21 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Clint Conkling loses the ball out of bounds | 55-51 |
| 08:50 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 08:48 | Benedictine | Harold Carle tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Hillman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 08:22 | Benedictine | Patrick Hicks misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-54 |
| 08:21 | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden grabs the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 08:16 | Benedictine | Harold Carle hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Erik Campbell drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Benedictine | PG - Rodney Ruark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elwood Foy (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Bearden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Hillman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Conkling (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Erik Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Benedictine | Erik Campbell denies the turnaround by Lloyd Bearden | 60-56 |
| 07:38 | Benedictine | Lloyd Bearden grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 07:16 | Benedictine | Clint Conkling is called for the reach on Harold Carle - foul #4 on Clint Conkling, team foul #8 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), Thomas Cavins (SF), David Miller (PF), Eugene Lucas (C) Rodney Ruark, Elwood Foy, Lloyd Bearden, Patrick Hicks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (PF), Dana Rogers (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Clint Conkling, Erik Campbell, Jeff Bracken | |
| 07:16 | Benedictine | Harold Carle makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:16 | Benedictine | Harold Carle misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwayne Hayes | 61-56 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Kelly Gil connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Figarsky | 61-59 |
| 06:47 | Benedictine | Robert Figarsky is called for the reach on James Bickford - foul #1 on Robert Figarsky, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Benedictine | David Hanlin (SG) Harold Carle | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:47 | Benedictine | James Bickford makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 06:47 | Benedictine | James Bickford makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | The short jumper by Stanley Bain is denied by David Miller | 63-59 |
| 06:29 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas grabs the board | 63-59 |
| 06:24 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from James Bickford and he's hacked by Dana Rogers - foul #5 on Dana Rogers, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bracken (C) Dana Rogers | |
| 06:24 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins misses the free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:24 | Benedictine | David Miller snags the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:13 | Benedictine | David Hanlin is hacked by Kelly Gil - foul #5 on Kelly Gil, team foul #11 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG) Kelly Gil | |
| 06:13 | Benedictine | David Hanlin makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 06:13 | Benedictine | David Hanlin makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Charles Wells misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-59 |
| 05:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Dwayne Hayes | 67-59 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes is whistled for a carry | 67-59 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clint Conkling (C) Jeff Bracken | |
| 05:23 | Benedictine | David Miller connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Charles Wells misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-59 |
| 05:18 | Benedictine | David Hanlin gets the rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:59 | Benedictine | David Miller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-59 |
| 04:57 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins gets the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 04:52 | Benedictine | The jumper by Eugene Lucas is denied by Dwayne Hayes | 70-59 |
| 04:51 | Benedictine | Eugene Lucas hits the follow up shot | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Figarsky is fouled in the backcourt by David Hanlin - foul #1 on David Hanlin, team foul #8 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Benedictine | Rodney Ruark (PG), Elwood Foy (SG), Harold Carle (SF), Lloyd Bearden (PF), Booker Stegner (C) James Bickford, David Hanlin, Thomas Cavins, David Miller, Eugene Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Charles Wells, Stanley Bain, Dwayne Hayes | |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Robert Figarsky misses the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:49 | Benedictine | Booker Stegner grabs the board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:21 | Benedictine | Jeff Bracken blocks the jumper by Booker Stegner | 72-59 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Hillman | 72-59 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | Clint Conkling misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-59 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken hits the follow up shot | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Harold Carle | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Lineup | Benedictine | PG - Rodney Ruark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elwood Foy (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Carle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lloyd Bearden (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Booker Stegner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Figarsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hillman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clint Conkling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeff Bracken (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken connects on the turnaround from the right block | 74-63 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy is hacked by James Hillman - foul #2 on James Hillman, team foul #12 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), Thomas Cavins (SF), David Miller (PF), Eugene Lucas (C) Rodney Ruark, Harold Carle, Lloyd Bearden, Booker Stegner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Stanley Bain (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) Robert Figarsky, Clint Conkling, Jeff Bracken | |
| 03:15 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 03:15 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes misses long on a runner in the paint | 76-63 |
| 02:55 | Benedictine | The rebound goes to Thomas Cavins | 76-63 |
| 02:53 | Benedictine | Lawrence Hawkins steps in front of the James Bickford pass in the backcourt | 76-63 |
| 02:53 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-63 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes drills a turnaround from the left block | 76-65 |
| 02:12 | Benedictine | David Miller comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 76-65 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Stanley Bain grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-65 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeff Bracken (C) Dwayne Hayes | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | David Miller steps in front of the James Hillman pass | 76-65 |
| 01:24 | Benedictine | James Bickford clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 76-65 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 76-65 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Stanley Bain knocks in the shot from close range | 76-67 |
| 00:58 | Benedictine | David Miller connects on the floater from the left block | 78-67 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 78-69 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins is hacked by Lawrence Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #13 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Pitts (PG), Lloyd Bearden (C) James Bickford, Eugene Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins misses the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:53 | Benedictine | Thomas Cavins makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Erik Campbell scores on a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Hillman | 79-71 |
| 00:47 | Benedictine | Benedictine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-71 |
| Subs | Benedictine | David Hanlin (SF) Thomas Cavins | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:45 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy is hacked by Lawrence Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #14 | 79-71 |
| 00:45 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:45 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses the 2nd free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:45 | Illinois | Erik Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 80-71 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | James Hillman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 80-71 |
| 00:39 | Benedictine | David Miller grabs the board | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | Benedictine | David Miller is hacked by James Hillman in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hillman, team foul #15 | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | Benedictine | David Miller misses the 1st free throw | 80-71 |
| 00:36 | Benedictine | David Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 81-71 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Erik Campbell connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeff Bracken | 81-73 |
| 00:30 | Benedictine | Benedictine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| 00:28 | Benedictine | James Hillman is called for the reach on Elwood Foy in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Hillman, team foul #16 | 81-73 |
| 00:28 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 82-73 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-73 |
| 00:17 | Benedictine | David Hanlin grabs the board | 82-73 |
| 00:17 | Benedictine | Benedictine calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| 00:14 | Benedictine | James Hillman is called for the reach on Elwood Foy in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Hillman, team foul #17 | 82-73 |
| Subs | Benedictine | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Wells (SG) James Hillman | |
| 00:14 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:14 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Charles Wells drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stanley Bain and he's fouled by Elwood Foy - foul #3 on Elwood Foy, team foul #9 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), Thomas Cavins (SF), Eugene Lucas (C) James Pitts, David Hanlin, Lloyd Bearden | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy is hacked by Charles Wells in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Wells, team foul #18 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Pitts (PG), Lloyd Bearden (C) James Bickford, Eugene Lucas | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy misses the 1st free throw | 83-77 |
| 00:07 | Benedictine | Elwood Foy makes the 2nd free throw | 84-77 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Charles Wells is fouled on the floor by Lloyd Bearden - foul #3 on Lloyd Bearden, team foul #10 | 84-77 |
| Subs | Benedictine | James Bickford (PG), Eugene Lucas (C) James Pitts, Lloyd Bearden | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Charles Wells makes the 1st free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Charles Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 84-78 |
| 00:02 | Benedictine | David Miller grabs the board | 84-78 |
| Game Plan | Benedictine | Benedictine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Benedictine | David Miller runs out the clock | 84-78 |