| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Sammie Noyes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Adam Brewer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-25 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | George Degnan pulls down the rebound | 24-25 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Dallas Antone and the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:24 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the free throw | 24-28 |
| 19:08 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Green (C) Geoffrey Horton | |
| 19:08 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:08 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | George Degnan clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 18:51 | Dartmouth | Dallas Antone is called for the reach on Sammie Noyes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Dallas Antone, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| 18:35 | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes is hacked by James Dimarco - foul #2 on James Dimarco, team foul #3 | 26-30 |
| 18:12 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill hits the finger roll set up by Sammie Noyes | 28-30 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | James Dimarco drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-32 |
| 17:36 | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 28-32 |
| 17:34 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:15 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones loses the dribble to James Dimarco | 28-32 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | George Degnan is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edwin Sullivan (PF) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF) John Kelly, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan | |
| 16:38 | Dartmouth | Wesley Powell is called for the reach on Adam Brewer - foul #2 on Wesley Powell, team foul #4 | 28-32 |
| 16:25 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Marion Merritt gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Marion Merritt's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Hill | 28-32 |
| 16:06 | Dartmouth | Edwin Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 15:39 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-32 |
| 15:38 | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes can't tip it in | 28-32 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | James Poplawski gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Sammie Noyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Adam Brewer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Edwin Sullivan (fresh) C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Dimarco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Adam Brewer takes the ball from James Dimarco | 28-32 |
| 15:07 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer misses the dunk attempt | 28-32 |
| 15:06 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 14:54 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer is fouled on the floor by Wesley Powell - foul #3 on Wesley Powell, team foul #5 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis (SG) Edwin Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Dimarco, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 14:31 | Dartmouth | John Kelly steals it from Ted Smith | 28-32 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Dallas Antone dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Kelly | 28-34 |
| 14:13 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sammie Noyes | 30-34 |
| 13:52 | Illinois | Dallas Antone clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 30-34 |
| 13:50 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 13:33 | Dartmouth | George Degnan steals the ball from Adam Brewer | 30-34 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ted Smith - foul #1 on Ted Smith, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones (SF), James Stutz (C) Ted Smith, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:13 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:57 | Dartmouth | Geoffrey Horton steals it from Chris Debellis | 30-35 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Kelly | 30-38 |
| 12:25 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer hits a turnaround from the baseline | 32-38 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edwin Sullivan (PF), Robert Hill (C) Adam Brewer, James Stutz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 11:57 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Green - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #6 | 32-38 |
| 11:57 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 11:57 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Wesley Powell's pass is intercepted by Thomas Jones | 33-38 |
| 11:40 | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 35-38 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Dallas Antone knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Kelly | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Sammie Noyes (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Debellis (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edwin Sullivan (fresh) C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Ted Smith (SG) Sammie Noyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), George Degnan (PF) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Marion Merritt | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | George Degnan drills a shot in the paint | 35-43 |
| 10:29 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones misses the shot in the paint | 35-43 |
| 10:28 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill hits the follow up shot | 37-43 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Ted Smith - foul #2 on Ted Smith, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes (PG), Adam Brewer (PF), James Stutz (C) Thomas Jones, Edwin Sullivan, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | James Poplawski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:53 | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes hits a floater from the left wing set up by Ted Smith | 39-45 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Adam Brewer is called for the reach on Geoffrey Horton - foul #3 on Adam Brewer, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), John Kelly (SG) James Dimarco, James Poplawski | |
| 09:19 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska is hacked by Ted Smith - foul #3 on Ted Smith, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 09:02 | Dartmouth | James Stutz pulls down the rebound | 39-45 |
| 08:52 | Dartmouth | John Kelly steals the ball from Sammie Noyes | 39-45 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska jams it on a nice dish by John Kelly | 39-47 |
| 08:36 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer clanks a jump hook from the left block | 39-47 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | George Degnan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Dallas Antone knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Prochaska | 39-49 |
| 07:52 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Horton - foul #4 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones (SF), Robert Hill (C) Ted Smith, James Stutz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 07:52 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | Raymond Green snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Raymond Green connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Marion Merritt | 39-51 |
| 07:20 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 07:18 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill tips it but misses | 39-51 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Dallas Antone pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Sammie Noyes (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Debellis (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Jones (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Adam Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Green (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Illinois | Raymond Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Edwin Sullivan (PF) Adam Brewer | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG) Dallas Antone, John Kelly | |
| 06:50 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) Wesley Powell | |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-51 |
| 06:17 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 06:11 | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer (PF) Edwin Sullivan | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) James Poplawski | |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Raymond Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 39-51 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | James Dimarco hits the follow up shot | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:51 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Marion Merritt pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:32 | Illinois | A charge is called on Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Ted Smith (SG) Sammie Noyes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Dimarco, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| 05:23 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith misses the 3 from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 05:07 | Illinois | George Degnan misses long on a shot from the right side | 39-53 |
| 05:05 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 05:01 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 39-53 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | George Degnan is called for a charge - foul #1 on George Degnan, team foul #9 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Sammie Noyes (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| 04:40 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Chris Debellis | 41-53 |
| 04:11 | Illinois | George Degnan scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Geoffrey Horton | 41-56 |
| 03:54 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Hill | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 43-56 |
| 03:26 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 03:06 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis's pass is intercepted by Dallas Antone | 43-56 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | John Kelly banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 43-58 |
| Lineup | Dartmouth | PG - Sammie Noyes (tired) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Debellis (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ted Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Adam Brewer (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Hill (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Degnan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith scores on a 3 from straight away | 46-58 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | George Degnan comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ted Smith - foul #4 on Ted Smith, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Thomas Jones (SF), Edwin Sullivan (PF), James Stutz (C) Ted Smith, Adam Brewer, Robert Hill | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, John Kelly, Geoffrey Horton | |
| 02:33 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:33 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 02:25 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis is hacked by Raymond Green - foul #3 on Raymond Green, team foul #10 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| 02:25 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:25 | Dartmouth | Chris Debellis misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Powell | 47-60 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is called for traveling | 47-60 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Wesley Powell | |
| 01:45 | Dartmouth | Edwin Sullivan misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Marion Merritt knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Dimarco and he's hacked by Sammie Noyes - foul #2 on Sammie Noyes, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Dartmouth | Ted Smith (SF), Adam Brewer (PF), Robert Hill (C) Thomas Jones, Edwin Sullivan, James Stutz | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Randall Mendelsohn | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the free throw | 47-62 |
| 01:21 | Dartmouth | Ted Smith snags the defensive board | 47-62 |
| 01:03 | Dartmouth | Raymond Green denies the turnaround by Adam Brewer | 47-62 |
| 01:02 | Dartmouth | Adam Brewer tips it home | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | James Dimarco blows the layup | 49-62 |
| 00:36 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill grabs the board | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Dartmouth | Dartmouth is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Dartmouth | Robert Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 49-62 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Dimarco pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Dimarco runs out the clock | 49-62 |