| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) SF - George Hughes (fresh) PF - John Frazier (fresh) C - Blake Berlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Joey Sanders (fresh) SF - Quincy Ballweg (fresh) PF - Gilbert Yarber (fresh) C - Michael Stops (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Albion | Albion is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Albion | Joey Sanders hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | John Frazier clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on John Frazier - foul #1 on John Frazier, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | Albion | Joey Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Don Carlos knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Albion | The jumper by Quincy Ballweg is denied by George Hughes | 2-4 |
| 18:12 | Albion | Michael Stops gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses the lay-in | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Don Carlos grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Cecil Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:50 | Albion | William Smith is called for a charge - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albion | Leslie Harden (PG), Glenn Hersey (SG), Robert Roper (SF), Robert Harrington (C) William Smith, Joey Sanders, Quincy Ballweg, Michael Stops | |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Blake Berlin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Blake Berlin tips it home | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Albion | Robert Harrington banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Hersey | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Blake Berlin can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 4-6 |
| 16:49 | Albion | Robert Harrington gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:41 | Albion | Robert Roper drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Harrington | 4-9 |
| 16:25 | Illinois | George Hughes is fouled on the floor by Glenn Hersey - foul #1 on Glenn Hersey, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Daniel Aichele (SG), John Holmes (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, George Hughes, John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | Albion | Joey Sanders (SG), Michael Stops (C) Gilbert Yarber, Robert Harrington | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Chris Cousar comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Stops - foul #1 on Michael Stops, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albion | William Smith (PG), Quincy Ballweg (SF), Gilbert Yarber (PF) Glenn Hersey, Leslie Harden, Robert Roper | |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Chris Cousar misses the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Chris Cousar makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 16:02 | Albion | Michael Stops blows the layup | 5-9 |
| 16:00 | Albion | Michael Stops tips it home | 5-11 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) SG - Daniel Aichele (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) PF - Chris Cousar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Joey Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Quincy Ballweg (fresh) PF - Gilbert Yarber (fairly fresh) C - Michael Stops (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Aichele is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 5-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Glover (SG) Daniel Aichele | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | John Holmes misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Perkins | 5-11 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Gary Vogt scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:47 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-11 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is hacked by Quincy Ballweg in the backcourt - foul #1 on Quincy Ballweg, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), George Hughes (SF), John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Gary Vogt, John Holmes, Jonathan Perkins, Chris Cousar | |
| Subs | Albion | Leslie Harden (PG), Glenn Hersey (SG), Robert Roper (SF), Robert Harrington (PF) William Smith, Joey Sanders, Quincy Ballweg, Gilbert Yarber | |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Don Carlos misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 7-11 |
| 14:26 | Albion | Robert Harrington pulls down the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:14 | Albion | Leslie Harden misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-11 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | John Frazier gets the rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Don Carlos is hacked by Leslie Harden - foul #1 on Leslie Harden, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG) Charles Glover | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Robert Harrington steals the ball from Don Carlos | 7-11 |
| 13:36 | Albion | Leslie Harden drills a floater from the left side and he's fouled by Blake Berlin - foul #1 on Blake Berlin, team foul #2 | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Albion | Leslie Harden misses the free throw | 7-13 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Blake Berlin snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Robert Roper steals the ball from Cecil Evans | 7-13 |
| 12:56 | Albion | Robert Roper buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-16 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Don Carlos loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), John Holmes (SG), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | Albion | Sidney Thomas (PG), Joey Sanders (SG), William Reid (SF), Gilbert Yarber (PF) Leslie Harden, Glenn Hersey, Robert Roper, Robert Harrington | |
| 12:40 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber misses the jumper from the free throw line | 7-16 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | John Holmes snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | George Hughes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 7-16 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to John Holmes | 7-16 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Chris Cousar can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-16 |
| 12:18 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 12:02 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | George Hughes pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Joey Sanders is called for the reach on John Holmes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joey Sanders, team foul #6 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Glover (SG), John Frazier (PF) George Hughes, Jonathan Perkins | |
| Subs | Albion | William Smith (PG), Quincy Ballweg (SF) Sidney Thomas, William Reid | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Glover (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) PF - John Frazier (fairly fresh) C - Chris Cousar (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Joey Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Quincy Ballweg (fresh) PF - Gilbert Yarber (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Stops (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | John Holmes knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Gary Vogt | 9-16 |
| 11:25 | Albion | William Smith misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Glover - foul #1 on Charles Glover, team foul #3 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), George Hughes (SF), Daniel Aichele (C) Gary Vogt, Charles Glover, John Holmes, Chris Cousar | |
| Subs | Albion | Leslie Harden (SG), Robert Roper (PF), Robert Harrington (C) Joey Sanders, Gilbert Yarber, Michael Stops | |
| 11:25 | Albion | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 11:25 | Albion | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Don Carlos is open and lays it up and in set up by John Frazier | 11-18 |
| 11:07 | Albion | William Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Don Carlos - foul #1 on Don Carlos, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blake Berlin (C) John Frazier | |
| Subs | Albion | Glenn Hersey (SG) William Smith | |
| 10:52 | Albion | Glenn Hersey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 11-18 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | George Hughes pulls down the rebound | 11-18 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | George Hughes misses the lay-in | 11-18 |
| 10:44 | Albion | The rebound goes to Robert Harrington | 11-18 |
| 10:39 | Albion | Glenn Hersey is whistled for traveling | 11-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins (PF) George Hughes | |
| Subs | Albion | William Reid (SF) Quincy Ballweg | |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins's pass is intercepted by Leslie Harden | 11-18 |
| 10:17 | Albion | Leslie Harden buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Glenn Hersey | 11-21 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Cecil Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 10:04 | Albion | Robert Roper pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 09:51 | Albion | Glenn Hersey is fouled on the floor by Cecil Evans - foul #1 on Cecil Evans, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Charles Glover (SG), John Holmes (SF), John Frazier (PF) Don Carlos, Cecil Evans, Daniel Aichele, Jonathan Perkins | |
| Subs | Albion | William Smith (PG), Joey Sanders (SG), Quincy Ballweg (SF), Gilbert Yarber (PF), Michael Stops (C) Leslie Harden, Glenn Hersey, William Reid, Robert Roper, Robert Harrington | |
| 09:36 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Frazier - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins (PF) John Frazier | |
| Subs | Albion | | |
| 09:36 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:36 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Quincy Ballweg steals it from Charles Glover | 11-22 |
| 09:04 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-22 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Gary Vogt grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | Blake Berlin misses the floater from the right side | 11-22 |
| 08:52 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 08:31 | Albion | Michael Stops hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jonathan Perkins - foul #1 on Jonathan Perkins, team foul #7 | 11-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), George Hughes (SF), Chris Cousar (PF), Daniel Aichele (C) Gary Vogt, John Holmes, Jonathan Perkins, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | Albion | Glenn Hersey (PG), Sidney Thomas (SG), William Reid (SF) William Smith, Joey Sanders, Quincy Ballweg | |
| 08:31 | Albion | Michael Stops makes the free throw | 11-25 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Charles Glover misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 11-25 |
| 08:01 | Albion | Sidney Thomas gets the rebound | 11-25 |
| 07:36 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber clanks a jumper from the right block | 11-25 |
| 07:34 | Albion | Glenn Hersey can't tip it in | 11-25 |
| 07:33 | Albion | Michael Stops tips it in | 11-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Glover (fairly fresh) SF - George Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chris Cousar (fresh) 1 pts. C - Daniel Aichele (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Glenn Hersey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sidney Thomas (fresh) SF - William Reid (fairly fresh) PF - Gilbert Yarber (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stops (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Illinois | George Hughes is open but misses the lay-in | 11-27 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Chris Cousar grabs the offensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | George Hughes knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by William Reid - foul #1 on William Reid, team foul #7 | 13-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Don Carlos, Charles Glover, Chris Cousar, Daniel Aichele | |
| Subs | Albion | Joey Sanders (SG), Leslie Harden (SF), Robert Harrington (PF), Robert Roper (C) Sidney Thomas, William Reid, Gilbert Yarber, Michael Stops | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | George Hughes makes the free throw | 14-27 |
| 07:00 | Albion | Leslie Harden hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Cecil Evans - foul #2 on Cecil Evans, team foul #8 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (SG) Cecil Evans | |
| Subs | Albion | William Smith (PG) Glenn Hersey | |
| 07:00 | Albion | Leslie Harden makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:00 | Albion | Leslie Harden misses the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 07:00 | Albion | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Harden | 14-28 |
| 06:35 | Albion | Joey Sanders loses the ball out of bounds | 14-28 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Roper swats the short shot by Blake Berlin | 14-28 |
| 06:13 | Albion | Robert Harrington snags the defensive board | 14-28 |
| 05:53 | Albion | Joey Sanders misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-28 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Blake Berlin | 14-28 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is hacked by Robert Harrington in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Harrington, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Daniel Aichele (SG), Chris Cousar (C) Gary Vogt, John Holmes, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | Albion | Glenn Hersey (PG), Sidney Thomas (SG) William Smith, Joey Sanders | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 05:29 | Albion | Robert Roper misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jonathan Perkins - foul #2 on Jonathan Perkins, team foul #9 | 16-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blake Berlin (C) Jonathan Perkins | |
| Subs | Albion | Quincy Ballweg (SF) Leslie Harden | |
| 05:29 | Albion | Robert Roper makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:29 | Albion | Robert Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Blake Berlin | 16-29 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | George Hughes misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-29 |
| 05:14 | Albion | Robert Harrington grabs the board | 16-29 |
| 04:51 | Albion | Sidney Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 04:50 | Albion | Quincy Ballweg hits the follow up shot | 16-31 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Chris Cousar misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Chris Cousar tips it home | 18-31 |
| 04:16 | Albion | Quincy Ballweg is fouled on the floor by Daniel Aichele - foul #1 on Daniel Aichele, team foul #10 | 18-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG), Charles Glover (SG) Don Carlos, Daniel Aichele | |
| Subs | Albion | Leslie Harden (PG), Joey Sanders (SG), Gilbert Yarber (PF), Michael Stops (C) Glenn Hersey, Sidney Thomas, Robert Roper, Robert Harrington | |
| 04:16 | Albion | Quincy Ballweg makes the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 04:16 | Albion | Quincy Ballweg makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Chris Cousar misses the jump hook in the lane | 18-33 |
| 03:46 | Albion | The rebound goes to Leslie Harden | 18-33 |
| 03:26 | Albion | Leslie Harden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG), John Holmes (SF), John Frazier (PF), Jonathan Perkins (C) Charles Glover, George Hughes, Chris Cousar, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | Albion | William Reid (SF) Quincy Ballweg | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Frazier (fresh) C - Jonathan Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Albion | PG - Leslie Harden (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joey Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Reid (fresh) PF - Gilbert Yarber (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Stops (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Leslie Harden is called for the reach on Cecil Evans in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leslie Harden, team foul #9 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Albion | William Smith (PG) Leslie Harden | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Cecil Evans makes the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Cecil Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:54 | Albion | Michael Stops misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-33 |
| 02:52 | Albion | William Smith snags the offensive board | 20-33 |
| 02:45 | Albion | Joey Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Reid | 20-36 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Stops - foul #2 on Michael Stops, team foul #10 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG) Gary Vogt | |
| Subs | Albion | Glenn Hersey (SG) Joey Sanders | |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:15 | Albion | William Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Frazier - foul #3 on John Frazier, team foul #11 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF), Daniel Aichele (PF) John Holmes, John Frazier | |
| Subs | Albion | Leslie Harden (SF), Robert Harrington (C) William Reid, Michael Stops | |
| 02:15 | Albion | William Smith misses the 1st free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:15 | Albion | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 22-37 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 22-37 |
| 01:52 | Albion | William Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:36 | Albion | William Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-37 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Glenn Hersey steals it from Cecil Evans in the backcourt | 22-37 |
| 01:19 | Albion | Leslie Harden clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-37 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Don Carlos grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Cecil Evans hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 00:57 | Albion | Gilbert Yarber grabs the defensive rebound | 22-37 |
| 00:42 | Albion | Leslie Harden drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Glenn Hersey | 22-40 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Carlos | 24-40 |
| 00:01 | Albion | William Smith misses the shot from the left wing | 24-40 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 24-40 |