| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) SG - Cecil Evans (fresh) SF - George Hughes (fresh) PF - John Frazier (fresh) C - Blake Berlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Boeding (fresh) SG - Russell Davis (fresh) SF - Kevin Spence (fresh) PF - Walter Lovins (fresh) C - George Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Blake Berlin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | John Jay | John Jay is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Blake Berlin makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | John Jay | Russell Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Don Carlos snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Don Carlos lays it up and in set up by Cecil Evans | 5-0 |
| 19:08 | John Jay | Russell Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-0 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | George Hughes gets the rebound | 5-0 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | George Hughes misses the shot from just outside the lane | 5-0 |
| 18:49 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Kevin Spence | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | John Jay | Kevin Spence loses the ball out of bounds | 5-0 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Don Carlos buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cecil Evans | 8-0 |
| 17:46 | John Jay | Kevin Spence can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-0 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Blake Berlin grabs the board | 8-0 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Blake Berlin connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Don Carlos | 10-0 |
| 17:06 | John Jay | Don Carlos takes the ball from Thomas Boeding | 10-0 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | George Hughes misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 10-0 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Blake Berlin grabs the offensive board | 10-0 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | John Frazier misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 10-0 |
| 16:38 | John Jay | Russell Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 10-0 |
| 16:16 | John Jay | Don Carlos steals the ball from Walter Lovins | 10-0 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Don Carlos lays it in | 12-0 |
| 15:52 | John Jay | Cecil Evans is called for the reach on Russell Davis - foul #1 on Cecil Evans, team foul #1 | 12-0 |
| 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 | John Jay | Robert Slade (PG), Steve Zwinger (SG), Theodore Carlson (PF), Edward Bentley (C) Thomas Boeding, Russell Davis, Walter Lovins, George Rodgers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) SG - Daniel Aichele (fresh) SF - John Holmes (fresh) PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) C - Chris Cousar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Robert Slade (fresh) SG - Steve Zwinger (fresh) SF - Kevin Spence (fresh) PF - Theodore Carlson (fresh) C - Edward Bentley (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | John Jay | John Holmes steps in front of the Kevin Spence pass | 12-0 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is hacked by Robert Slade - foul #1 on Robert Slade, team foul #1 | 12-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Stovall (SG) Kevin Spence | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Gary Vogt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 12-0 |
| 14:51 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Robert Stovall | 12-0 |
| 14:36 | John Jay | Robert Stovall can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 12-0 |
| 14:35 | John Jay | Robert Slade grabs the offensive rebound | 12-0 |
| 14:16 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Chris Cousar - foul #1 on Chris Cousar, team foul #2 | 12-0 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Boeding (PG), Kevin Spence (SF) Robert Slade, Robert Stovall | |
| 14:16 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger misses the 1st free throw | 12-0 |
| 14:16 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger makes the 2nd free throw | 12-1 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | John Holmes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary Vogt and he's hacked by Kevin Spence - foul #1 on Kevin Spence, team foul #2 | 14-1 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF) Gary Vogt | |
| Subs | John Jay | Russell Davis (SG), Walter Lovins (PF) Steve Zwinger, Theodore Carlson | |
| 14:03 | Illinois | John Holmes makes the free throw | 15-1 |
| 13:38 | John Jay | Walter Lovins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Boeding | 15-3 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Chris Cousar can't finish the layup | 15-3 |
| 13:31 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Kevin Spence | 15-3 |
| 13:20 | John Jay | Edward Bentley misses the floater from close range | 15-3 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Chris Cousar gets the rebound | 15-3 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | John Holmes connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Perkins | 17-3 |
| 13:03 | John Jay | Russell Davis buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Walter Lovins | 17-5 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | George Hughes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Charles Glover (SG), John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) John Holmes, Daniel Aichele, Jonathan Perkins, Chris Cousar | |
| Subs | John Jay | George Rodgers (C) Edward Bentley | |
| 12:26 | John Jay | Walter Lovins misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-5 |
| 12:24 | John Jay | George Rodgers tips it but misses | 17-5 |
| 12:23 | John Jay | Walter Lovins tips it home | 17-7 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Kevin Spence steals it from John Frazier | 17-7 |
| 11:44 | John Jay | Russell Davis makes the 3 from the left wing | 17-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Glover (fresh) SF - George Hughes (fairly fresh) PF - John Frazier (fresh) C - Blake Berlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Boeding (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Spence (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Walter Lovins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - George Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | John Frazier knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Don Carlos | 19-10 |
| 11:07 | John Jay | Don Carlos is called for the reach on George Rodgers - foul #1 on Don Carlos, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG), Daniel Aichele (SF) Charles Glover, George Hughes | |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Slade (PG), Robert Stovall (SG), Steve Zwinger (SF), Theodore Carlson (PF), Edward Bentley (C) Thomas Boeding, Russell Davis, Kevin Spence, Walter Lovins, George Rodgers | |
| 10:49 | John Jay | Cecil Evans takes the ball from Robert Stovall | 19-10 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Blake Berlin grabs the offensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 10:22 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Robert Slade | 19-10 |
| 10:17 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 19-10 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | John Frazier grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele loses the dribble to Robert Stovall | 19-10 |
| 09:51 | John Jay | Robert Slade misses the 3 from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Daniel Aichele grabs the board | 19-10 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Cecil Evans misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-10 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | John Frazier grabs the offensive board | 19-10 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Steve Zwinger is called for the reach on Daniel Aichele - foul #1 on Steve Zwinger, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (PG), George Hughes (SF), Jonathan Perkins (PF), Chris Cousar (C) Don Carlos, Daniel Aichele, John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Boeding (PG), Russell Davis (SG), Kevin Spence (SF), Walter Lovins (PF), George Rodgers (C) Robert Slade, Robert Stovall, Steve Zwinger, Theodore Carlson, Edward Bentley | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Cecil Evans is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boeding - foul #1 on Thomas Boeding, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Cecil Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG) Cecil Evans | |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| 08:37 | John Jay | Russell Davis clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-10 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jonathan Perkins | 19-10 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Gary Vogt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Rodgers - foul #1 on George Rodgers, team foul #5 | 19-10 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Gary Vogt makes the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Gary Vogt makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 08:23 | John Jay | Kevin Spence drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-12 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins hits a fadeaway in the lane | 23-12 |
| 08:04 | John Jay | Russell Davis can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by John Holmes - foul #1 on John Holmes, team foul #4 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | John Jay | Edward Bentley (C) George Rodgers | |
| 08:04 | John Jay | Russell Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:04 | John Jay | Russell Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 23-13 |
| 08:04 | John Jay | Walter Lovins grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:46 | John Jay | Thomas Boeding can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 07:44 | John Jay | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Bentley | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Vogt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Hughes (fresh) PF - Jonathan Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Chris Cousar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Boeding (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Russell Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Spence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Lovins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Bentley (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | John Jay | Kevin Spence misses the easy layup | 23-13 |
| 07:23 | John Jay | Walter Lovins misses the tip | 23-13 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | George Hughes blows the layup | 23-13 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Chris Cousar tips it but misses | 23-13 |
| 07:13 | John Jay | Walter Lovins snags the defensive board | 23-13 |
| 06:54 | John Jay | John Holmes steals the ball from Thomas Boeding | 23-13 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | John Holmes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Vogt and he's hacked by Russell Davis - foul #1 on Russell Davis, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Cecil Evans (SG), John Frazier (PF), Daniel Aichele (C) Gary Vogt, George Hughes, Jonathan Perkins, Chris Cousar | |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Slade (PG), Steve Zwinger (SG), Theodore Carlson (PF), George Rodgers (C) Thomas Boeding, Russell Davis, Walter Lovins, Edward Bentley | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | John Holmes makes the free throw | 26-13 |
| 06:12 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Frazier - foul #1 on John Frazier, team foul #5 | 26-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blake Berlin (C) John Holmes | |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| 06:12 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger misses the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 06:12 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Don Carlos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-14 |
| 05:28 | John Jay | Kevin Spence buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Steve Zwinger | 26-17 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Don Carlos comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-17 |
| 05:21 | John Jay | George Rodgers grabs the board | 26-17 |
| 05:01 | John Jay | Robert Slade can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Cecil Evans | 26-17 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Don Carlos misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Slade - foul #2 on Robert Slade, team foul #7 | 26-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF), Chris Cousar (PF) John Frazier, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Boeding (PG), Russell Davis (SG), Walter Lovins (PF), Edward Bentley (C) Robert Slade, Kevin Spence, Theodore Carlson, George Rodgers | |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 27-17 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:29 | John Jay | Walter Lovins misses the lay-in | 28-17 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Daniel Aichele | 28-17 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Don Carlos clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-17 |
| 04:08 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger gets the rebound | 28-17 |
| 03:52 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Thomas Boeding | 28-20 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Don Carlos can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 03:34 | John Jay | The rebound goes to Edward Bentley | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Don Carlos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Evans (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hughes (fresh) PF - Chris Cousar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Aichele (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | John Jay | PG - Thomas Boeding (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Russell Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Zwinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Lovins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | John Jay | Walter Lovins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-20 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Cecil Evans pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Don Carlos is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boeding - foul #2 on Thomas Boeding, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Holmes (SG), John Frazier (PF), Blake Berlin (C) Cecil Evans, Chris Cousar, Daniel Aichele | |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Slade (PG), Kevin Spence (SF), Theodore Carlson (PF) Thomas Boeding, Steve Zwinger, Walter Lovins | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 02:50 | John Jay | John Frazier is called for the reach on Theodore Carlson - foul #2 on John Frazier, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Vogt (PG) Don Carlos | |
| Subs | John Jay | George Rodgers (C) Edward Bentley | |
| 02:36 | John Jay | Theodore Carlson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by John Frazier - foul #3 on John Frazier, team foul #7 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins (PF) John Frazier | |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| 02:36 | John Jay | Theodore Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:36 | John Jay | Theodore Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | George Hughes slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Vogt and the foul's on Kevin Spence - foul #2 on Kevin Spence, team foul #9 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | John Jay | Thomas Boeding (PG) Robert Slade | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | George Hughes misses the free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:11 | John Jay | George Rodgers snags the defensive board | 32-22 |
| 02:01 | John Jay | Russell Davis hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Boeding | 32-25 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins is fouled on the floor by Kevin Spence - foul #3 on Kevin Spence, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Glover (SG) George Hughes | |
| Subs | John Jay | Steve Zwinger (SG), Walter Lovins (PF) Russell Davis, Kevin Spence | |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:43 | John Jay | Walter Lovins gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 01:29 | John Jay | Walter Lovins can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins snags the defensive board | 33-25 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Jonathan Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Don Carlos (PG), Daniel Aichele (SG), Chris Cousar (C) Gary Vogt, Charles Glover, Blake Berlin | |
| Subs | John Jay | Edward Bentley (C) George Rodgers | |
| 00:53 | John Jay | Walter Lovins clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Don Carlos - foul #2 on Don Carlos, team foul #8 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hughes (SF) John Holmes | |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| 00:53 | John Jay | Walter Lovins misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:53 | John Jay | Walter Lovins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Steve Zwinger steals it from Chris Cousar | 33-26 |
| 00:32 | John Jay | Theodore Carlson scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 33-28 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Don Carlos is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boeding - foul #3 on Thomas Boeding, team foul #11 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Evans (SG) Jonathan Perkins | |
| Subs | John Jay | Robert Slade (PG), Russell Davis (SG) Thomas Boeding, Theodore Carlson | |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Don Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:03 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger is hacked by Cecil Evans - foul #2 on Cecil Evans, team foul #9 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Blake Berlin (C) Chris Cousar | |
| Subs | John Jay | | |
| 00:03 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 00:03 | John Jay | Steve Zwinger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | George Hughes can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 35-30 |