| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Claude Trott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Haith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Piper (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Albert Cook (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Bill Lumpkin (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - William Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano inbounds the ball | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt is fouled in the backcourt by Claude Trott - foul #3 on Claude Trott, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Brown (SF) Claude Trott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore's floater is tipped away by Bill Lumpkin | 44-38 |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore tips it home | 44-40 |
| 19:29 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin clanks a jumper near the basket | 44-40 |
| 19:27 | Lawrence | John Piper grabs the offensive board | 44-40 |
| 19:14 | Lawrence | John Piper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-40 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| 18:53 | Lawrence | Albert Cook hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 44-40 |
| 18:51 | Lawrence | John Piper pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 18:36 | Lawrence | John Piper is whistled for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG) Bill Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG), Peter Mansfield (SF), George Corry (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Peter Mansfield is open and buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Warren Echelberger | 44-43 |
| 17:55 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Bold | 46-43 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger is called for 3 seconds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Gale Olson (SF) John Bold | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (SG) John Bess | |
| 17:28 | Lawrence | John Piper hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Bill Lumpkin | 48-43 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | George Corry grabs the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Peter Mansfield misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-43 |
| 16:58 | Lawrence | Albert Cook snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 16:54 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin loses the dribble to Joshua Holeman | 48-43 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Frank Haith picks off the pass by Joshua Holeman in the backcourt | 48-43 |
| 16:44 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Piper and he's hacked by Warren Echelberger - foul #3 on Warren Echelberger, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Brown (SF), Shaun Small (PF) Gale Olson, Albert Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG), Sean Zamorano (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Peter Mansfield, George Corry, Warren Echelberger | |
| 16:44 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Shaun Small - foul #1 on Shaun Small, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG), Ron Bourn (C) John Piper, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:14 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn connects on the runner in the lane set up by John Bold | 53-45 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 53-45 |
| 15:54 | Lawrence | Frank Haith grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Frank Haith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Bold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Small (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ron Bourn (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Holeman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Dewitt - foul #1 on Anthony Dewitt, team foul #2 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Kron (PG), Gale Olson (SF) John Bold, Bill Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Francis Small (PF) Joshua Holeman, Nelson Skidmore | |
| 15:48 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 15:48 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 54-45 |
| 15:23 | Lawrence | Jason Kron snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 15:09 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Anthony Dewitt - foul #2 on Anthony Dewitt, team foul #3 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Piper (SF), Bill Lumpkin (C) Gale Olson, Shaun Small | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Easter (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF) Sean Zamorano, William Baker | |
| 15:09 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 15:09 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | John Bess is hacked by Jason Kron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Kron, team foul #3 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG), Albert Cook (PF) Jason Kron, Ron Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Peter Mansfield (SG), George Corry (SF) Anthony Dewitt, Daniel Easter | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Albert Cook - foul #2 on Albert Cook, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG) Peter Mansfield | |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 14:25 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Skidmore | 56-47 |
| 14:23 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 14:09 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Albert Cook steps in front of the John Bess pass in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 13:59 | Lawrence | John Piper scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from John Bold | 60-47 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | John Bess hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-47 |
| 13:43 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Albert Cook | 60-47 |
| 13:34 | Lawrence | John Bold loses the ball out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Brown (SF), Shaun Small (PF), Ron Bourn (C) John Bold, Albert Cook, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (PG), Peter Mansfield (SG), Sean Zamorano (SF), Warren Echelberger (PF), William Baker (C) John Bess, Ronald Maddox, George Corry, Nelson Skidmore, Francis Small | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Peter Mansfield | 60-49 |
| 13:00 | Lawrence | Joshua Holeman steps in front of the Frank Haith pass | 60-49 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Joshua Holeman lays it in | 60-51 |
| 12:37 | Lawrence | Shaun Small comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | William Baker snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Peter Mansfield is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 12:07 | Lawrence | Shaun Small snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 11:48 | Lawrence | Sean Zamorano picks off the pass by Bill Brown | 60-51 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Joshua Holeman banks in the layup set up by Sean Zamorano | 60-53 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Frank Haith (very tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Piper (tired) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shaun Small (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Bourn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Holeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Mansfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Sean Zamorano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Warren Echelberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Lawrence | Shaun Small hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 60-53 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Shaun Small - foul #2 on Shaun Small, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG), Gale Olson (SF), Albert Cook (PF), Bill Lumpkin (C) Frank Haith, Bill Brown, Shaun Small, Ron Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SG), Nelson Skidmore (PF), George Corry (C) Joshua Holeman, Peter Mansfield, Warren Echelberger, William Baker | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 11:31 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin gets the rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:21 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 60-53 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | John Bess grabs the defensive rebound | 60-53 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | John Bess misses badly on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on John Piper - foul #2 on John Piper, team foul #6 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Easter (SF) Sean Zamorano | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 10:57 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin lays it in | 62-55 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 10:52 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin gets the rebound | 62-55 |
| 10:25 | Lawrence | Anthony Dewitt steals it from John Piper | 62-55 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Easter | 62-58 |
| 09:55 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin is fouled on the floor by John Bess - foul #3 on John Bess, team foul #4 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Claude Trott (PG), Bill Brown (SF) John Piper, Gale Olson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG), Francis Small (PF), William Baker (C) Anthony Dewitt, Nelson Skidmore, George Corry | |
| 09:43 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin buries a shot in the lane set up by John Bold | 64-58 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Bill Brown picks off the pass by William Baker | 64-58 |
| 09:08 | Lawrence | Albert Cook's layup is rejected by William Baker | 64-58 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | William Baker snags the defensive board | 64-58 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Piper (SG), Shaun Small (PF) John Bold, Albert Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (SG), Peter Mansfield (SF), Warren Echelberger (C) John Bess, Daniel Easter, William Baker | |
| 08:44 | Lawrence | John Piper loses the dribble to Ronald Maddox | 64-58 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Peter Mansfield misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 08:22 | Lawrence | Shaun Small gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:18 | Lawrence | Shaun Small misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Claude Trott - foul #4 on Claude Trott, team foul #7 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Frank Haith (PG), Gale Olson (SF) Claude Trott, Bill Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Zamorano (SF), William Baker (C) Joshua Holeman, Francis Small | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 07:51 | Lawrence | Shaun Small misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 07:49 | Lawrence | Shaun Small can't tip it in | 64-60 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 64-60 |
| 07:26 | Lawrence | Shaun Small grabs the board | 64-60 |
| 07:26 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Kron (PG), Albert Cook (PF), Ron Bourn (C) John Piper, Shaun Small, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SG), Francis Small (PF), George Corry (C) Ronald Maddox, Peter Mansfield, Warren Echelberger, William Baker | |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Jason Kron (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frank Haith (tired) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gale Olson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Albert Cook (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ron Bourn (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Small (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Corry (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Lawrence | Anthony Dewitt steals it from Frank Haith | 64-60 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Bess is hacked by Gale Olson - foul #1 on Gale Olson, team foul #8 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG), Bill Brown (SF) Frank Haith, Gale Olson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Warren Echelberger (C) Francis Small | |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 06:29 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Bold | 66-62 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | John Bess misses the shot from the free throw line | 66-62 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano grabs the offensive board | 66-62 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | George Corry is called for 5 seconds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Shaun Small (PF), Bill Lumpkin (C) Albert Cook, Ron Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG), Peter Mansfield (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF) Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, George Corry | |
| 05:53 | Lawrence | John Bold is hacked by Nelson Skidmore - foul #2 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #5 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Piper (SG) John Bold | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:34 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Brown | 68-62 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger scores on a jump hook in the lane | 68-64 |
| 04:57 | Lawrence | Shaun Small knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 71-64 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | John Bess is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Frank Haith (SG), Gale Olson (SF), Albert Cook (PF) John Piper, Bill Brown, Shaun Small | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (PG), Sean Zamorano (SF), Francis Small (PF), George Corry (C) John Bess, Ronald Maddox, Nelson Skidmore, Warren Echelberger | |
| 04:46 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bill Lumpkin, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG), William Baker (C) Peter Mansfield, George Corry | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Joshua Holeman | 71-67 |
| 04:21 | Lawrence | William Baker swats the dunk try by Bill Lumpkin | 71-67 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Francis Small snags the defensive board | 71-67 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Francis Small misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | William Baker snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | William Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Joshua Holeman and he's fouled by Albert Cook - foul #3 on Albert Cook, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Bold (SG), Ron Bourn (C) Frank Haith, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | William Baker misses the free throw | 71-69 |
| 04:02 | Lawrence | The rebound goes to Ron Bourn | 71-69 |
| 03:50 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Albert Cook | 73-69 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano is denied on a layup by Ron Bourn | 73-69 |
| 03:29 | Lawrence | Albert Cook pulls down the rebound | 73-69 |
| 03:25 | Lawrence | John Bold misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 03:24 | Lawrence | Albert Cook snags the offensive board | 73-69 |
| Lineup | Lawrence | PG - Jason Kron (tiring) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Bold (tiring) 5 ast. SF - Gale Olson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Albert Cook (tired) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Bourn (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Holeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sean Zamorano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Francis Small (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:17 | Lawrence | Joshua Holeman picks off the pass by Gale Olson | 73-69 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joshua Holeman | 73-71 |
| 02:54 | Lawrence | Albert Cook drills a shot from the right block | 75-71 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-71 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Claude Trott (PG), John Piper (SG), Bill Brown (SF), Shaun Small (PF) Jason Kron, John Bold, Gale Olson, Albert Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Ronald Maddox (SG), George Corry (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) Joshua Holeman, Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, Francis Small, William Baker | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger is fouled on the floor by Ron Bourn - foul #1 on Ron Bourn, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger misses the 1st free throw | 75-71 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:27 | Lawrence | John Piper is hacked by Nelson Skidmore - foul #3 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #6 | 75-72 |
| 02:22 | Lawrence | Shaun Small misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-72 |
| 02:21 | Lawrence | Bill Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:12 | Lawrence | Shaun Small buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Piper and he's hacked by Ronald Maddox - foul #1 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #7 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin (C) Ron Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:12 | Lawrence | Shaun Small makes the free throw | 78-72 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 78-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Zamorano (SF), William Baker (C) George Corry, Warren Echelberger | |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 78-72 |
| 02:03 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin snags the defensive board | 78-72 |
| 01:48 | Lawrence | Bill Brown connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Claude Trott and he's fouled by William Baker - foul #3 on William Baker, team foul #8 | 80-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Kron (PG), Frank Haith (SG), Albert Cook (PF) Claude Trott, John Piper, Shaun Small | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG) Ronald Maddox | |
| 01:48 | Lawrence | Bill Brown makes the free throw | 81-72 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Frank Haith is called for the reach on Anthony Dewitt in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Haith, team foul #12 | 81-72 |
| Subs | Lawrence | John Piper (SF) Bill Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt misses the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Cook | 83-73 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt travels in the backcourt | 83-73 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Claude Trott (PG), John Bold (SG), Bill Brown (SF), Shaun Small (PF), Ron Bourn (C) Jason Kron, Frank Haith, John Piper, Albert Cook, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Joshua Holeman (SG), George Corry (SF), Francis Small (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) John Bess, Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| 01:20 | Lawrence | Bill Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 83-73 |
| 01:19 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn hits the follow up shot | 85-73 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joshua Holeman | 85-75 |
| 01:05 | Lawrence | Francis Small steps in front of the John Bold pass | 85-75 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Bill Brown - foul #1 on Bill Brown, team foul #13 | 85-75 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger makes the 1st free throw | 85-76 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:59 | Lawrence | Ronald Maddox is called for the reach on Ron Bourn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #9 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Jason Kron (PG), Frank Haith (SG), Bill Lumpkin (C) Claude Trott, John Bold, Shaun Small | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SG), Sean Zamorano (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Joshua Holeman, George Corry, Warren Echelberger, Francis Small | |
| 00:59 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn misses the 1st free throw | 85-77 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the board | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Jason Kron is called for the reach on Sean Zamorano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Kron, team foul #14 | 85-77 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Claude Trott (PG), John Piper (SF), Albert Cook (PF) Jason Kron, Bill Brown, Ron Bourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 00:56 | Lawrence | Albert Cook gets the rebound | 85-78 |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Albert Cook is fouled in the backcourt by John Bess - foul #4 on John Bess, team foul #10 | 85-78 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Brown (SF), Ron Bourn (C) Claude Trott, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Albert Cook makes the 1st free throw | 86-78 |
| 00:53 | Lawrence | Albert Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | William Baker can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-78 |
| 00:46 | Lawrence | Bill Brown pulls down the rebound | 87-78 |
| 00:46 | Lawrence | Lawrence calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-78 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Bill Lumpkin (C) Albert Cook | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn is hacked by John Bess in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Bess, team foul #11 | 87-78 |
| Subs | Lawrence | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG) John Bess | |
| 00:43 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:43 | Lawrence | Ron Bourn makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Zamorano, team foul #12 | 89-78 |
| Subs | Lawrence | Claude Trott (PG), John Bold (SG), Shaun Small (C) Frank Haith, John Piper, Bill Lumpkin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (SG), George Corry (SF), Francis Small (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| Game Plan | Lawrence | Lawrence is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Lawrence | Shaun Small comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 89-78 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Francis Small grabs the defensive rebound | 89-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox is hacked by Bill Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bill Brown, team foul #15 | 89-78 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 89-79 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 00:00 | Lawrence | Claude Trott runs out the clock | 89-80 |