| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Rayl (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Copeland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Anthony Biel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Greg Fields (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Cooley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Garf Lang (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colby | Greg Fields inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Colby | Greg Fields comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-38 |
| 19:45 | Colby | George Cooley can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 19:43 | Colby | The offensive rebound goes to Garf Lang | 29-38 |
| 19:32 | Colby | George Cooley buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Larry Clark | 29-40 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 19:26 | Colby | Anthony Biel pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 19:11 | Colby | Greg Fields is fouled on the floor by Joseph Copeland - foul #1 on Joseph Copeland, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 18:45 | Colby | George Cooley misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Timothy Kovacs - foul #2 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| 18:45 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:45 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from George Rayl | 31-42 |
| 18:12 | Colby | George Cooley misses the easy layup | 31-42 |
| 18:10 | Colby | Garf Lang tips it in | 31-44 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 18:04 | Colby | Garf Lang snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 17:59 | Colby | Anthony Biel misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy Kovacs | 31-44 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Larry Clark takes the ball from Emmanuel Ruckman | 31-44 |
| 17:30 | Colby | Anthony Biel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 17:28 | Colby | Garf Lang pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 17:23 | Colby | Larry Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Dave Red (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Colby | George Brown (SF), Carl Cox (C) Greg Fields, Garf Lang | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | David Lewis clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-44 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it home | 33-44 |
| 16:36 | Colby | Larry Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 16:34 | Colby | George Cooley snags the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 16:29 | Colby | Anthony Biel scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Cox | 33-47 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | David Lewis's pass is intercepted by Larry Clark | 33-47 |
| 16:20 | Colby | Larry Clark banks in the layup | 33-49 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | David Lewis loses the dribble to George Brown | 33-49 |
| 15:54 | Colby | Larry Clark connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by George Brown | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Anthony Biel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Clark (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - George Brown (fresh) PF - George Cooley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | David Lewis makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 15:27 | Colby | The jump hook by George Cooley is blocked by Dave Red | 36-52 |
| 15:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Willy Jackson drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by David Lewis | 38-52 |
| 14:53 | Colby | Larry Clark misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | George Brown takes the ball from Dave Red | 38-52 |
| 14:39 | Colby | Larry Clark misses the lay-in | 38-52 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Lucas Burns snags the defensive board | 38-52 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Lucas Burns is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Lucas Burns, team foul #3 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) David Lewis, Willy Jackson, Lucas Burns, Dave Red, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Colby | Timothy Brooks (PG), Jim Slusser (SG), Greg Fields (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF), Garf Lang (C) Anthony Biel, Larry Clark, George Brown, George Cooley, Carl Cox | |
| 14:04 | Colby | Greg Fields is called for traveling | 38-52 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs is hacked by Greg Fields - foul #1 on Greg Fields, team foul #1 | 38-52 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | George Rayl misses the easy layup | 38-52 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland grabs the offensive board | 38-52 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Garf Lang - foul #1 on Garf Lang, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 12:44 | Colby | Timothy Kovacs is called for the reach on Jim Slusser - foul #3 on Timothy Kovacs, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby | Larry Clark (SG) Jim Slusser | |
| 12:18 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Greg Fields | 39-54 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | George Rayl scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Harvey Englert | 41-54 |
| 11:38 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen hits a jumper from the baseline | 41-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harvey Englert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Emmanuel Ruckman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Rayl (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Copeland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Timothy Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Clark (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Greg Fields (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Nguyen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Garf Lang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Joseph Copeland scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 43-56 |
| 11:15 | Colby | Larry Clark makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | George Rayl buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Harvey Englert | 46-59 |
| 10:51 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-62 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 10:29 | Colby | The rebound goes to Greg Fields | 46-62 |
| 10:23 | Colby | Larry Clark comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-62 |
| 10:21 | Colby | Greg Fields snags the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 10:12 | Colby | Timothy Brooks can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 46-62 |
| 10:11 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:54 | Illinois | George Rayl comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-64 |
| 09:52 | Colby | Greg Fields pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:27 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's hacked by Harvey Englert - foul #1 on Harvey Englert, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (PG), Willy Jackson (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), Dave Red (PF), Robert Zbinden (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Timothy Kovacs, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Colby | Anthony Biel (PG), Jim Slusser (SG), George Brown (SF), Carl Cox (C) Timothy Brooks, Larry Clark, Greg Fields, Garf Lang | |
| 09:27 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:27 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Dave Red grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 09:10 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 08:47 | Colby | George Brown is fouled on the floor by Willy Jackson - foul #1 on Willy Jackson, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Colby | George Cooley (PF) Thomas Nguyen | |
| 08:26 | Colby | Jim Slusser misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-65 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dave Red | 46-65 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | David Lewis is whistled for traveling | 46-65 |
| 07:54 | Colby | Jim Slusser hits the finger roll and the foul's on Dave Red - foul #1 on Dave Red, team foul #7 | 46-67 |
| 07:54 | Colby | Jim Slusser makes the free throw | 46-68 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | David Lewis clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-68 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Lucas Burns grabs the offensive rebound | 46-68 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Anthony Biel steals it from David Lewis | 46-68 |
| 07:27 | Colby | Anthony Biel lays it in | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dave Red (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Anthony Biel (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jim Slusser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fresh) 2 stl. PF - George Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carl Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | George Cooley blocks the short jumper by Lucas Burns | 46-70 |
| 07:16 | Colby | The rebound goes to George Cooley | 46-70 |
| 07:11 | Colby | George Brown is hacked by Lucas Burns - foul #2 on Lucas Burns, team foul #8 | 46-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG) Willy Jackson | |
| Subs | Colby | Larry Clark (SG), Garf Lang (C) Jim Slusser, Carl Cox | |
| 07:11 | Colby | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden grabs the defensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Dave Red's layup is rejected by Garf Lang | 46-70 |
| 06:52 | Colby | George Cooley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 06:33 | Colby | Anthony Biel misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-70 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Larry Clark steps in front of the Robert Zbinden pass | 46-70 |
| 06:09 | Colby | George Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Larry Clark | 46-72 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Lucas Burns misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-72 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Lucas Burns snags the offensive board | 46-72 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Robert Zbinden buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-72 |
| 05:20 | Colby | George Cooley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG), Brendan Jordan (SF), William Hicks (C) Harvey Englert, Lucas Burns, Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Colby | Timothy Brooks (PG), Jim Slusser (SG), Carl Cox (C) Anthony Biel, Larry Clark, Garf Lang | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Willy Jackson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-72 |
| 04:42 | Colby | Jim Slusser misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | William Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-72 |
| 04:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-72 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harvey Englert (PG), Emmanuel Ruckman (SG), George Rayl (SF), Timothy Kovacs (PF), Joseph Copeland (C) Willy Jackson, David Lewis, Brendan Jordan, Dave Red, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Colby | Anthony Biel (PG), Larry Clark (SG), Greg Fields (SF), Thomas Nguyen (PF) Timothy Brooks, Jim Slusser, George Brown, George Cooley | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Joseph Copeland | 55-72 |
| 04:09 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen is hacked by Harvey Englert - foul #2 on Harvey Englert, team foul #9 | 55-72 |
| 04:09 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen makes the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:09 | Colby | Thomas Nguyen misses the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Emmanuel Ruckman grabs the board | 55-73 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Thomas Nguyen - foul #4 on Thomas Nguyen, team foul #3 | 55-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Willy Jackson (PG), Robert Zbinden (SG), Lucas Burns (SF), William Hicks (C) Harvey Englert, Emmanuel Ruckman, George Rayl, Joseph Copeland | |
| Subs | Colby | Timothy Brooks (PG), Jim Slusser (SG), George Brown (SF), George Cooley (PF) Anthony Biel, Larry Clark, Greg Fields, Thomas Nguyen | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Timothy Kovacs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Colby | Timothy Brooks knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-76 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Willy Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Zbinden (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. SF - Lucas Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Kovacs (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - William Hicks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colby | PG - Timothy Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jim Slusser (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Cooley (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Cox (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Willy Jackson makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Zbinden and he's fouled by Timothy Brooks - foul #1 on Timothy Brooks, team foul #4 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Lewis (SG) Timothy Kovacs | |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses the free throw | 58-76 |
| 03:15 | Colby | Carl Cox pulls down the rebound | 58-76 |
| 02:55 | Colby | George Cooley comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Zbinden - foul #1 on Robert Zbinden, team foul #10 | 58-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dave Red (PF) William Hicks | |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| 02:55 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 02:55 | Colby | George Cooley makes the 2nd free throw | 58-78 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | The refs have stopped play. Lucas Burns is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 58-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brendan Jordan (SF) Lucas Burns | |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Carl Cox - foul #2 on Carl Cox, team foul #5 | 60-78 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Brendan Jordan misses the free throw | 60-78 |
| 02:37 | Colby | George Cooley snags the defensive board | 60-78 |
| 02:19 | Colby | Carl Cox is fouled on the floor by Robert Zbinden - foul #2 on Robert Zbinden, team foul #11 | 60-78 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Hicks (C) Robert Zbinden | |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| 02:19 | Colby | Carl Cox makes the 1st free throw | 60-79 |
| 02:19 | Colby | Carl Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 60-80 |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Willy Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-80 |
| 02:07 | Colby | Carl Cox gets the rebound | 60-80 |
| 01:49 | Colby | Jim Slusser makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Timothy Brooks | 60-82 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Willy Jackson misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-82 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | William Hicks gets the offensive rebound | 60-82 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Dave Red misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-82 |
| 01:10 | Colby | George Brown snags the defensive board | 60-82 |
| 00:43 | Colby | George Cooley scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Brooks | 60-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | William Hicks misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-84 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Dave Red tips it in | 62-84 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Colby | Colby is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Colby | Jim Slusser clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Hicks - foul #1 on William Hicks, team foul #12 | 62-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lucas Burns (SF), Robert Zbinden (C) Brendan Jordan, William Hicks | |
| Subs | Colby | | |
| 00:15 | Colby | Jim Slusser makes the 1st free throw | 62-85 |
| 00:15 | Colby | Jim Slusser makes the 2nd free throw | 62-86 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Dave Red clanks a 3 from the left corner | 62-86 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Burns | 62-86 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Dave Red misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 62-86 |
| 00:04 | Colby | The rebound goes to George Cooley | 62-86 |
| 00:00 | Colby | Timothy Brooks runs out the clock | 62-86 |