| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) C - Dennis Cox (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SG - Herbert Yoon (fresh) SF - Gary Baumbach (fresh) PF - William Kaszynski (fresh) C - Paul Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Paul Brooks wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Beloit | Paul Brooks misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Beloit | Richard Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Jackson | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Dennis Cox comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Brooks - foul #1 on Paul Brooks, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Dennis Cox makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Dennis Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach hits a jumper in the lane set up by Richard Jackson and the foul's on Dennis Cox - foul #1 on Dennis Cox, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| 19:03 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach makes the free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard lays it in on a great pass from Dennis Cox | 4-6 |
| 18:46 | Beloit | Kenneth Leonard picks off the pass by Herbert Yoon | 4-6 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Dennis Cox misses long on a floater from the left block | 4-6 |
| 18:27 | Beloit | William Kaszynski grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 18:21 | Beloit | Kenneth Leonard steals it from Gary Baumbach | 4-6 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Edward Dunn can't connect on a shot in the paint | 4-6 |
| 18:05 | Beloit | Paul Brooks snags the defensive board | 4-6 |
| 17:56 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 4-8 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Dennis Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Felix Bannister (SG), Justin Wise (PF), Owen Henricks (C) Herbert Yoon, William Kaszynski, Paul Brooks | |
| 17:26 | Beloit | Justin Wise lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 4-10 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Edward Dunn is denied on a layup by Justin Wise | 4-10 |
| 17:06 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Justin Wise | 4-10 |
| 17:00 | Beloit | Felix Bannister clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dennis Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:51 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Owen Henricks | 4-10 |
| 16:47 | Beloit | Kenneth Leonard is called for the reach on Felix Bannister - foul #1 on Kenneth Leonard, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (SG), Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Beloit | Herbert Yoon (SG), Ronald Charlesworth (SF) Richard Jackson, Gary Baumbach | |
| 16:35 | Beloit | Justin Wise loses the ball out of bounds | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Paul Brooks (C) Owen Henricks | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Christopher Gross hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Murray Phung snags the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell is hacked by Felix Bannister - foul #1 on Felix Bannister, team foul #2 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Morgan Buzzell | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Lerch (PG), William Kaszynski (PF) Felix Bannister, Justin Wise | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Gross (fresh) SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cady (fresh) PF - Jon Simpson (fresh) C - Murray Phung (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - James Lerch (fresh) SG - Herbert Yoon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Charlesworth (fresh) PF - William Kaszynski (fresh) C - Paul Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Christopher Gross drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Leonard | 6-10 |
| 15:12 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jon Simpson | 6-10 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Christopher Gross misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Murray Phung grabs the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Christopher Gross | 8-10 |
| 14:27 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon misses the easy layup | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | James Lerch is called for the reach on Kenneth Leonard - foul #1 on James Lerch, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Mark Sheridan (SG), Edward Dunn (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Christopher Gross, Kenneth Leonard, Michael Cady, Jon Simpson, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Beloit | Richard Jackson (PG), Felix Bannister (SG), Gary Baumbach (SF), Justin Wise (PF), Owen Henricks (C) James Lerch, Herbert Yoon, Ronald Charlesworth, William Kaszynski, Paul Brooks | |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor lays it up and in | 10-10 |
| 13:32 | Beloit | Felix Bannister clanks a jump hook near the basket | 10-10 |
| 13:30 | Beloit | Justin Wise tips it back up and in | 10-12 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Dennis Cox | 12-12 |
| 13:03 | Beloit | Felix Bannister misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Dunn | 14-12 |
| 12:45 | Beloit | Richard Jackson clanks a jumper from the left side | 14-12 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor is whistled for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Mark Sheridan | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Kaszynski (PF) Owen Henricks | |
| 12:26 | Beloit | Morgan Buzzell steals it from Justin Wise | 14-12 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Morgan Buzzell, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Lerch (SG) Felix Bannister | |
| 12:10 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 14-12 |
| 12:09 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach tips it home | 14-14 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard's pass is intercepted by Gary Baumbach | 14-14 |
| 11:39 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 11:37 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach tips it home | 14-16 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Dunn (fresh) PF - Bobby Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Lerch (fresh) SF - Gary Baumbach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Kaszynski (fresh) C - Justin Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell is hacked by William Kaszynski - foul #1 on William Kaszynski, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Beloit | Herbert Yoon (SG), Ronald Charlesworth (SF), Owen Henricks (PF), Paul Brooks (C) Richard Jackson, Gary Baumbach, William Kaszynski, Justin Wise | |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Murray Phung hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-16 |
| 10:58 | Beloit | Owen Henricks snags the defensive board | 14-16 |
| 10:54 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Lerch | 14-18 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Jon Simpson misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 14-18 |
| 10:33 | Illinois | Jon Simpson tips it in | 16-18 |
| 10:10 | Beloit | James Lerch can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-18 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard blows the layup but he's fouled by Herbert Yoon - foul #1 on Herbert Yoon, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Edward Dunn (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Morgan Buzzell, Michael Cady, Jon Simpson, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Beloit | Felix Bannister (PG), Anthony Patton (SG), Gary Baumbach (SF), Justin Wise (PF) James Lerch, Herbert Yoon, Ronald Charlesworth, Paul Brooks | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 16-18 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 09:44 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 17-18 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor snags the defensive board | 17-18 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Christopher Gross clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-18 |
| 09:35 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 09:18 | Beloit | Anthony Patton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-18 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Dunn | 17-18 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Gary Baumbach takes the ball from Dennis Cox | 17-18 |
| 09:00 | Beloit | Justin Wise clanks a jumper from the right side | 17-18 |
| 08:59 | Beloit | Owen Henricks snags the offensive board | 17-18 |
| 08:34 | Beloit | Felix Bannister scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gary Baumbach | 17-21 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-21 |
| 08:15 | Beloit | Justin Wise pulls down the rebound | 17-21 |
| 08:09 | Beloit | Anthony Patton connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Gary Baumbach | 17-23 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Edward Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Michael Cady (SF), Jon Simpson (PF), Murray Phung (C) Kenneth Leonard, Edward Dunn, Bobby Taylor, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Beloit | Richard Jackson (PG), Herbert Yoon (SG), Ronald Charlesworth (SF), William Kaszynski (PF), Paul Brooks (C) Felix Bannister, Anthony Patton, Gary Baumbach, Justin Wise, Owen Henricks | |
| 07:31 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Charlesworth and he's hacked by Morgan Buzzell - foul #2 on Morgan Buzzell, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Sheridan (PG), Aaron Bowman (SG) Morgan Buzzell, Christopher Gross | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 07:31 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon misses the free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mark Sheridan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Bowman (fresh) SF - Michael Cady (fresh) PF - Jon Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Phung (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Herbert Yoon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Charlesworth (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Kaszynski (fresh) C - Paul Brooks (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Jon Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-25 |
| 07:03 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jackson | 17-27 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman banks in the layup | 19-27 |
| 06:35 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon misses short on a floater from the left block | 19-27 |
| 06:34 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon grabs the offensive rebound | 19-27 |
| 06:16 | Beloit | The jump hook by Paul Brooks is blocked by Jon Simpson | 19-27 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Aaron Bowman snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Aaron Bowman | 22-27 |
| 06:02 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Murray Phung - foul #1 on Murray Phung, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (PG), Edward Dunn (SF), Bobby Taylor (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Aaron Bowman, Michael Cady, Jon Simpson, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Beloit | Justin Wise (PF), Steven Pullen (C) William Kaszynski, Paul Brooks | |
| 06:02 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:02 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Edward Dunn snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor is fouled on the floor by Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #6 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Felix Bannister (PG), James Lerch (SG), Gary Baumbach (SF), Owen Henricks (C) Richard Jackson, Herbert Yoon, Ronald Charlesworth, Steven Pullen | |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Mark Sheridan hits a floater from the left side | 24-27 |
| 04:56 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach drills a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Christopher Gross - foul #1 on Christopher Gross, team foul #6 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG) Mark Sheridan | |
| Subs | Beloit | William Kaszynski (PF) Owen Henricks | |
| 04:56 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach makes the free throw | 24-30 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Felix Bannister steps in front of the Kenneth Leonard pass | 24-30 |
| 04:40 | Beloit | Felix Bannister hits the finger roll | 24-32 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Gary Baumbach swats the layup by Christopher Gross | 24-32 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor misses the tip | 24-32 |
| 04:28 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Felix Bannister | 24-32 |
| 04:13 | Beloit | Felix Bannister is fouled on the floor by Christopher Gross - foul #2 on Christopher Gross, team foul #7 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Bowman (PG), Jon Simpson (PF) Christopher Gross, Bobby Taylor | |
| Subs | Beloit | Herbert Yoon (SG), Paul Brooks (C) James Lerch, Justin Wise | |
| 04:13 | Beloit | Felix Bannister misses the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the board | 24-32 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Jon Simpson drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Leonard | 26-32 |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Paul Brooks knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Herbert Yoon and he's fouled by Aaron Bowman - foul #1 on Aaron Bowman, team foul #8 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell (PG), Michael Cady (SF), Murray Phung (C) Aaron Bowman, Edward Dunn, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Beloit | Richard Jackson (PG), Justin Wise (PF) Felix Bannister, William Kaszynski | |
| 03:27 | Beloit | Paul Brooks makes the free throw | 26-35 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Morgan Buzzell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Cady (fresh) PF - Jon Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Murray Phung (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Herbert Yoon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Baumbach (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Justin Wise (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Murray Phung knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Leonard | 29-35 |
| 03:07 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach misses the shot from the right block | 29-35 |
| 03:05 | Beloit | Gary Baumbach misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-35 |
| 02:55 | Beloit | Paul Brooks grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 02:50 | Beloit | Herbert Yoon blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Michael Cady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Gross (SG), Bobby Taylor (PF), Dennis Cox (C) Kenneth Leonard, Jon Simpson, Murray Phung | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Lerch (SG), Ronald Charlesworth (SF), Owen Henricks (C) Herbert Yoon, Gary Baumbach, Paul Brooks | |
| 02:08 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth is hacked by Bobby Taylor - foul #1 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #9 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Dunn (SF) Michael Cady | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 02:08 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:08 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:08 | Illinois | Dennis Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Ronald Charlesworth is called for the reach on Edward Dunn - foul #1 on Ronald Charlesworth, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | Felix Bannister (SG), William Kaszynski (PF) James Lerch, Owen Henricks | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Edward Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 01:35 | Beloit | William Kaszynski comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 31-36 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Dunn | 31-36 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Morgan Buzzell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 01:25 | Beloit | Felix Bannister snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 01:20 | Beloit | Richard Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Dennis Cox pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Edward Dunn hits a runner from the right block set up by Christopher Gross and he's fouled by Justin Wise - foul #1 on Justin Wise, team foul #8 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Beloit | James Lerch (SG), Paul Brooks (C) Richard Jackson, Justin Wise | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Edward Dunn misses the free throw | 33-36 |
| 01:13 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 01:02 | Beloit | Bobby Taylor is called for the reach on James Lerch - foul #2 on Bobby Taylor, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard (SG), Jon Simpson (C) Christopher Gross, Dennis Cox | |
| Subs | Beloit | | |
| 01:02 | Beloit | James Lerch makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:02 | Beloit | James Lerch makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Jon Simpson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-38 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Edward Dunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Bobby Taylor connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Edward Dunn | 35-38 |
| 00:26 | Beloit | Ronald Charlesworth's floater is tipped away by Jon Simpson | 35-38 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Edward Dunn snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Kenneth Leonard comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-38 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jon Simpson grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |