| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - George O'Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woodward (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Michael Sheffer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Clay (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Hughes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | John Bess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 19:35 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer comes up short on the runner from close range | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Joseph Clay denies the turnaround by William Baker | 29-34 |
| 19:09 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 18:55 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt is fouled on the floor by David Woodward - foul #2 on David Woodward, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Joseph Clay - foul #1 on Joseph Clay, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore misses the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:22 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-34 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-34 |
| 17:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Michael Sheffer | 30-34 |
| 17:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Nelson Skidmore - foul #2 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG), Francis Small (PF) Anthony Dewitt, Nelson Skidmore | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson (PG), Rickie Winstead (C) George O'Neill, Jeffery Hughes | |
| 17:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by David Sanderson - foul #1 on David Sanderson, team foul #3 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Corry (C) William Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten (C) Michael Sheffer | |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 32-36 |
| 16:50 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson tips it back up and in | 32-38 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | David Sanderson steps in front of the John Bess pass in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronald Maddox - foul #2 on Ronald Maddox, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Warren Echelberger (C) Sean Zamorano | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Darrell May (C) Joseph Clay | |
| 16:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | George Corry buries a jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:13 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Darrell May comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Francis Small pulls down the rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | John Bess misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on David Sanderson - foul #2 on David Sanderson, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Francis Small, Warren Echelberger | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill (PG), Mark Zipperer (SG), Jeffery Hughes (C) David Sanderson, David Woodward, Darrell May | |
| 16:08 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | John Bess misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:08 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:53 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Nelson Skidmore is called for the reach on Mark Zipperer - foul #3 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG) John Bess | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Corry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - George O'Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Zipperer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Rickie Winstead (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Walter Schwarten (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Hughes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-39 |
| 15:34 | Illinois | George Corry pulls down the rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from George Corry | 37-39 |
| 15:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Jeffery Hughes, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Zamorano (SF) George Corry | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer (SF), Joseph Clay (PF) Rickie Winstead, Walter Schwarten | |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 14:46 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | William Baker snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Sheffer - foul #2 on Michael Sheffer, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Francis Small (PF), George Corry (C) Ronald Maddox, Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten (C) Jeffery Hughes | |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:39 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:39 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 14:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Bess - foul #2 on John Bess, team foul #4 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (SG) Anthony Dewitt | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward (SG), Rickie Winstead (C) George O'Neill, Walter Schwarten | |
| 14:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | George Corry pulls down the rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano loses the dribble to David Woodward | 40-40 |
| 13:43 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-40 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Francis Small snags the defensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | David Woodward is called for the reach on John Bess - foul #3 on David Woodward, team foul #7 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG) Joshua Holeman | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson (PG) Mark Zipperer | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | John Bess makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 13:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 42-40 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Francis Small pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | George Corry hits a jumper near the basket set up by John Bess and the foul's on Rickie Winstead - foul #1 on Rickie Winstead, team foul #8 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Sean Zamorano, Francis Small | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill (PG), Walter Schwarten (PF), Jeffery Hughes (C) David Sanderson, Michael Sheffer, Joseph Clay | |
| 13:19 | Illinois | George Corry makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 12:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | William Baker steals it from Rickie Winstead | 45-40 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-40 |
| 12:33 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 12:28 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 12:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes hits the follow up shot | 45-42 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Dewitt, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Joshua Holeman (SG), Sean Zamorano (SF) John Bess, Anthony Dewitt, George Corry | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer (SG), David Sanderson (SF), Joseph Clay (PF) David Woodward, Rickie Winstead, Jeffery Hughes | |
| 11:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer hits a 3 from the left wing | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Holeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Skidmore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - George O'Neill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Zipperer (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Clay (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Walter Schwarten (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano travels with the ball | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Francis Small (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) Nelson Skidmore, William Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer (SF) George O'Neill | |
| 11:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Francis Small - foul #2 on Francis Small, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| 11:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Joseph Clay swats the short shot by Francis Small | 45-47 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Zamorano | 45-47 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Francis Small makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-47 |
| 10:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Francis Small - foul #3 on Francis Small, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SG) Ronald Maddox, Joshua Holeman | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Darrell May (C) Walter Schwarten | |
| 10:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:54 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | The jumper by Francis Small is denied by Darrell May | 47-49 |
| 10:42 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Joseph Clay | 47-49 |
| 10:14 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Corry (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), William Baker (C) Sean Zamorano, Francis Small, Warren Echelberger | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill (PG), David Woodward (SG), Rickie Winstead (PF), Jeffery Hughes (C) Mark Zipperer, Michael Sheffer, Joseph Clay, Darrell May | |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Dewitt | 49-49 |
| 09:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Nelson Skidmore - foul #4 on Nelson Skidmore, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (SG), Francis Small (PF) Anthony Dewitt, Nelson Skidmore | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten (PF) David Sanderson | |
| 09:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:34 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Francis Small gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | William Baker misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 09:21 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:15 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by George O'Neill | 49-52 |
| 09:03 | Illinois | John Bess can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | Francis Small snags the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | William Baker is hacked by Jeffery Hughes - foul #4 on Jeffery Hughes, team foul #9 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Zamorano (SF) George Corry | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer (PG), Michael Sheffer (SF), Joseph Clay (PF) George O'Neill, Rickie Winstead, Jeffery Hughes | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | William Baker makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | William Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 08:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten double dribbles | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Holeman (SG), Warren Echelberger (C) John Bess, William Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson (PG) Mark Zipperer | |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger connects on the shot from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 07:41 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Francis Small pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ronald Maddox (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Joshua Holeman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Zamorano (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Warren Echelberger (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - David Sanderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Woodward (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Sheffer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Clay (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Walter Schwarten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Francis Small gets the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 07:16 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Michael Sheffer can't connect on a floater from close range | 55-52 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Warren Echelberger snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Ronald Maddox makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Holeman | 57-52 |
| 06:49 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Sanderson | 57-54 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Francis Small can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joseph Clay - foul #2 on Joseph Clay, team foul #10 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG), Anthony Dewitt (SG), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, Joshua Holeman, Warren Echelberger | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill (PG), Mark Zipperer (SG), Rickie Winstead (SF), Darrell May (PF), Jeffery Hughes (C) David Sanderson, David Woodward, Michael Sheffer, Joseph Clay, Walter Schwarten | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Francis Small makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Francis Small makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 06:11 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 06:10 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead tips it home | 59-56 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt can't connect on a runner in the paint | 59-56 |
| 05:52 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | The rebound goes to Jeffery Hughes | 59-56 |
| 05:26 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Mark Zipperer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Francis Small grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | William Baker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-56 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Francis Small tips it in | 61-56 |
| 05:01 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead lays it up and in on a great pass from George O'Neill | 61-58 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Bess | 64-58 |
| 04:27 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-61 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Francis Small can't connect on a floater from the left block | 64-61 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Francis Small tips it in | 66-61 |
| 03:36 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill drills a driving attempt from the right block | 66-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bess (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Dewitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sean Zamorano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Francis Small (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - William Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Rose-Hulman Tech. | PG - George O'Neill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Zipperer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rickie Winstead (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Darrell May (fairly fresh) C - Jeffery Hughes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Francis Small throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Maddox (PG), Joshua Holeman (SG), George Corry (SF), Nelson Skidmore (PF), Warren Echelberger (C) John Bess, Anthony Dewitt, Sean Zamorano, Francis Small, William Baker | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Sanderson (PG), David Woodward (SG), Michael Sheffer (SF), Joseph Clay (PF), Walter Schwarten (C) George O'Neill, Mark Zipperer, Rickie Winstead, Darrell May, Jeffery Hughes | |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Warren Echelberger - foul #2 on Warren Echelberger, team foul #9 | 66-63 |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten makes the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 03:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Walter Schwarten makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bess (PG) Joshua Holeman | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rickie Winstead (C) Walter Schwarten | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from George Corry | 69-65 |
| 02:38 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Dewitt (SG), Sean Zamorano (SF), William Baker (C) Ronald Maddox, George Corry, Warren Echelberger | |
| Subs | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill (PG), Jeffery Hughes (C) David Sanderson, Rickie Winstead | |
| 02:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on William Baker - foul #2 on William Baker, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| 02:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes makes the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 02:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jeffery Hughes steps in front of the Nelson Skidmore pass | 69-67 |
| 02:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Anthony Dewitt - foul #2 on Anthony Dewitt, team foul #11 | 69-67 |
| 02:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay makes the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:02 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Joseph Clay misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore is hacked by Joseph Clay - foul #3 on Joseph Clay, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-68 |
| 01:24 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Jeffery Hughes can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 70-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | John Bess pulls down the rebound | 70-68 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | William Baker lays it up and in | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's hacked by John Bess - foul #3 on John Bess, team foul #12 | 72-70 |
| 00:47 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | George O'Neill makes the free throw | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Nelson Skidmore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 72-71 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano grabs the offensive rebound | 72-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano is fouled on the floor by Michael Sheffer - foul #3 on Michael Sheffer, team foul #12 | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano misses the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Sean Zamorano makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Rose-Hulman Tech. | Rose-Hulman Tech. is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Rose-Hulman Tech. | David Woodward misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | William Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 73-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Baker runs out the clock | 73-71 |