| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Aaron Daley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Tarbox (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Seibel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Beloit | Brian Peterson inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kelly Gil | 35-36 |
| 18:52 | Beloit | Aaron Daley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Beloit | Brian Peterson can't tip it in | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:30 | Beloit | Stanley Bain is called for the reach on Jerry Tarbox - foul #1 on Stanley Bain, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| 18:19 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams is hacked by Jeff Bracken - foul #2 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| 17:58 | Beloit | Erik Campbell steals the ball from Walter Seibel | 35-36 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | Aaron Daley steals the ball from Erik Campbell | 35-36 |
| 17:17 | Beloit | Aaron Daley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-36 |
| 17:16 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox tips it in | 37-36 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Stanley Bain's pass is intercepted by Jerry Tarbox | 37-36 |
| 16:35 | Beloit | Walter Seibel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-36 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Kelly Gil gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Kelly Gil hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Jeff Bracken | 37-38 |
| 16:06 | Beloit | Brian Peterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-38 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gerald Corbett (PG), Preston Lusby (SG), David Lawson (SF), Mark Wyant (PF), Ryan Summers (C) Aaron Daley, Jerry Tarbox, Brian Peterson, Walter Seibel, Nathaniel Williams | |
| 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 | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Gerald Corbett is called for the reach on James Hillman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Corbett, team foul #1 | 37-38 |
| 15:57 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:56 | Beloit | Mark Wyant grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Gerald Corbett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Lusby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Lawson (fresh) PF - Mark Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Summers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Hillman (fresh) SG - Charles Wells (fresh) SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clint Conkling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Beloit | Gerald Corbett comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-38 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | James Hillman comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 15:03 | Beloit | The rebound goes to Preston Lusby | 37-38 |
| 14:38 | Beloit | Ryan Summers misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Clint Conkling is called for traveling | 37-38 |
| Subs | Beloit | Aaron Daley (PG), Brian Peterson (SF) Preston Lusby, David Lawson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) James Hillman, Charles Wells, Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| 14:02 | Beloit | Ryan Summers misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jeff Bracken - foul #3 on Jeff Bracken, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox (SG), Walter Seibel (PF) Gerald Corbett, Mark Wyant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Bain (SF) Dana Rogers | |
| 14:02 | Beloit | Ryan Summers makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | Beloit | Ryan Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Hawkins | 39-40 |
| 13:29 | Beloit | Walter Seibel misses long on a jumper from the left side | 39-40 |
| 13:28 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Seibel | 39-40 |
| 13:18 | Beloit | Brian Peterson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ryan Summers | 42-40 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Kelly Gil scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Hawkins | 42-43 |
| 12:39 | Beloit | Aaron Daley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Campbell - foul #3 on Erik Campbell, team foul #4 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Beloit | Mark Wyant (PF), Nathaniel Williams (C) Walter Seibel, Ryan Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes (C) Jeff Bracken | |
| 12:39 | Beloit | Aaron Daley makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:39 | Beloit | Aaron Daley misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dwayne Hayes | 43-43 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Stanley Bain is fouled on the floor by Brian Peterson - foul #1 on Brian Peterson, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gerald Corbett (PG), Preston Lusby (SG) Aaron Daley, Jerry Tarbox | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Dana Rogers (SF), Clint Conkling (C) Kelly Gil, Stanley Bain, Erik Campbell | |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Gerald Corbett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Preston Lusby (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Wyant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Hillman (fresh) SF - Dana Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwayne Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Clint Conkling (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Beloit | Dana Rogers steals the ball from Mark Wyant | 43-45 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Dana Rogers misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 11:16 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams gets the rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:50 | Beloit | Brian Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-45 |
| 10:48 | Beloit | Mark Wyant can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 10:46 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:26 | Beloit | Brian Peterson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Clint Conkling snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Preston Lusby takes the ball from Dana Rogers | 43-45 |
| 10:14 | Beloit | Preston Lusby banks in the layup | 45-45 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | James Hillman misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Clint Conkling gets the offensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Dana Rogers can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Clint Conkling can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 09:44 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 09:24 | Beloit | Brian Peterson knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Preston Lusby | 47-45 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | James Hillman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:58 | Beloit | Preston Lusby drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Brian Peterson and he's hacked by James Hillman - foul #1 on James Hillman, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox (SG), Walter Seibel (PF), Ryan Summers (C) Brian Peterson, Mark Wyant, Nathaniel Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Figarsky (PG), Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) Lawrence Hawkins, James Hillman, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| 08:58 | Beloit | Preston Lusby makes the free throw | 50-48 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Gerald Corbett is called for the reach on Robert Figarsky - foul #3 on Gerald Corbett, team foul #3 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | Aaron Daley (PG) Preston Lusby | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Erik Campbell comes up short on the shot in the lane | 50-48 |
| 08:16 | Beloit | Walter Seibel snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:47 | Beloit | Gerald Corbett can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-48 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the rebound | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Aaron Daley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Tarbox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Corbett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Walter Seibel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ryan Summers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Figarsky (fresh) SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Ryan Summers blocks the short jumper by Jeff Bracken | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Beloit | Walter Seibel snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 07:14 | Beloit | Aaron Daley loses the ball out of bounds | 50-48 |
| Subs | Beloit | Brian Peterson (SF), Nathaniel Williams (C) Gerald Corbett, Ryan Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (PG) Robert Figarsky | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Stanley Bain's pass is intercepted by Walter Seibel | 50-48 |
| 06:27 | Beloit | Brian Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-48 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Kelly Gil snags the defensive board | 50-48 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Jerry Tarbox steps in front of the Jeff Bracken pass | 50-48 |
| 06:16 | Beloit | Aaron Daley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Tarbox | 52-48 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Erik Campbell banks in the layup and he's fouled by Walter Seibel - foul #3 on Walter Seibel, team foul #4 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Beloit | Gerald Corbett (SG), Mark Wyant (PF) Jerry Tarbox, Walter Seibel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins (PG), Dana Rogers (SF), Dwayne Hayes (C) James Hillman, Stanley Bain, Jeff Bracken | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Erik Campbell makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 05:35 | Beloit | Brian Peterson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Hawkins - foul #2 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Beloit | Preston Lusby (SG), Ryan Summers (C) Aaron Daley, Nathaniel Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Hillman (SG), Clint Conkling (C) Kelly Gil, Erik Campbell | |
| 05:35 | Beloit | Brian Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:35 | Beloit | Brian Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Dwayne Hayes is hacked by Mark Wyant - foul #2 on Mark Wyant, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Beloit | David Lawson (SF) Brian Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | James Hillman connects on the shot from the left side set up by Clint Conkling | 54-53 |
| 04:39 | Beloit | Ryan Summers buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Gerald Corbett | 57-53 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | James Hillman connects on the 3 from the right wing | 57-56 |
| 04:06 | Beloit | Preston Lusby can't connect on a floater from the left block | 57-56 |
| 04:05 | Beloit | Preston Lusby misses the tip | 57-56 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Dana Rogers grabs the board | 57-56 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Ryan Summers swats the layup by Dwayne Hayes | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Beloit | Ryan Summers pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:36 | Beloit | Beloit calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Beloit | Aaron Daley (PG), Jerry Tarbox (SG), Brian Peterson (SF), Walter Seibel (PF), Nathaniel Williams (C) Gerald Corbett, Preston Lusby, David Lawson, Mark Wyant, Ryan Summers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Gil (SG), Stanley Bain (SF), Erik Campbell (PF), Jeff Bracken (C) James Hillman, Dana Rogers, Dwayne Hayes, Clint Conkling | |
| Lineup | Beloit | PG - Aaron Daley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Tarbox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Walter Seibel (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Gil (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stanley Bain (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Erik Campbell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeff Bracken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Daley | 59-56 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Jerry Tarbox steals it from Lawrence Hawkins | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Beloit | Brian Peterson banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Tarbox | 61-56 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 61-56 |
| 02:36 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 02:10 | Beloit | Aaron Daley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:09 | Beloit | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Peterson | 61-56 |
| 01:48 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Kelly Gil - foul #1 on Kelly Gil, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| 01:48 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 01:48 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Erik Campbell misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-56 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Bain | 62-56 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Stanley Bain makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Erik Campbell | 62-59 |
| 00:52 | Beloit | Jerry Tarbox buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Jeff Bracken pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Lawrence Hawkins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Erik Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Erik Campbell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kelly Gil | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Beloit | Aaron Daley is hacked by Lawrence Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #8 | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Beloit | Aaron Daley misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Erik Campbell snags the defensive board | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Nathaniel Williams denies the turnaround by Kelly Gil | 64-62 |
| 00:08 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams grabs the board | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Beloit | Lawrence Hawkins is called for the reach on Nathaniel Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Hawkins, team foul #9 | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Beloit | Nathaniel Williams misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Erik Campbell | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-62 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the runner near the basket set up by Lawrence Hawkins and he's hacked by Brian Peterson - foul #2 on Brian Peterson, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Kelly Gil makes the free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:03 | Beloit | Beloit calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Beloit | Beloit is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Beloit | Brian Peterson hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-65 |