| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Galloway (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway can't finish the layup | 30-23 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | George Degnan comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 30-23 |
| 19:09 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:45 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg misses short on a floater near the basket | 30-23 |
| 18:44 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor hits the follow up shot | 30-25 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | George Degnan is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Degnan, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| 18:06 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by David Thompson | 30-27 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Brian Schaberg is called for the reach on George Degnan - foul #2 on Brian Schaberg, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| 17:26 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway clanks a runner in the lane | 30-27 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dallas Antone | 30-27 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Jeffrey Galloway picks off the pass by Dallas Antone out of a doubleteam | 30-27 |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway scores on a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Eugene Prochaska - foul #2 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph (C) Brian Schaberg | |
| 16:52 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Wesley Powell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | John Hawley (SF) Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 16:03 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph steps out of bounds on the baseline | 30-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) John Kelly | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lloyd Hinds (SG), Manuel McDermott (C) Edmond Fleeman, Harry Taylor | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | John Hawley steals it from Randall Mendelsohn | 30-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hinds (fresh) SF - John Hawley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Joseph (fresh) C - Manuel McDermott (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph lays it up and in and the foul's on Marion Merritt - foul #2 on Marion Merritt, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG), Edmond Fleeman (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Brian Schaberg (C) David Thompson, Lloyd Hinds, John Hawley, Manuel McDermott | |
| 15:14 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph makes the free throw | 30-33 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Dallas Antone works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton can't tip it in | 30-33 |
| 14:54 | Illinois | Dallas Antone tips it in | 32-33 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Dimarco - foul #4 on James Dimarco, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) James Dimarco | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor (PF) Joseph Joseph | |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:26 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | George Degnan pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | George Degnan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Victor Johnson - foul #1 on Victor Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 14:08 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 13:42 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway lays it up and in | 34-36 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 13:29 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor snags the defensive board | 34-36 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Eugene Prochaska - foul #3 on Eugene Prochaska, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lloyd Hinds (SG), Joseph Joseph (C) Edmond Fleeman, Brian Schaberg | |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 13:05 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Dallas Antone evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the follow up shot | 36-38 |
| 12:29 | Central Michigan | Dallas Antone picks off the pass by Lloyd Hinds | 36-38 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Marion Merritt blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jeffrey Galloway - foul #3 on Jeffrey Galloway, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), Wesley Powell (SF) Dallas Antone, Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman (SG), John Hawley (SF), Brian Schaberg (C) Lloyd Hinds, Jeffrey Galloway, Joseph Joseph | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Marion Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Marion Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:40 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor is whistled for a carry | 37-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (fresh) 1 pts. C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hawley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Harry Taylor steals the ball from Raymond Green | 37-38 |
| 11:11 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor can't connect on a floater from close range | 37-38 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | John Kelly gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by John Hawley - foul #2 on John Hawley, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG) David Thompson | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Wesley Powell misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Wesley Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 10:43 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Victor Johnson | 38-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the easy open layup but the foul's on Edmond Fleeman - foul #2 on Edmond Fleeman, team foul #5 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) John Kelly, Wesley Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Joseph (PF), Manuel McDermott (C) John Hawley, Harry Taylor, Brian Schaberg | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:23 | Central Michigan | Manuel McDermott pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 10:01 | Central Michigan | Geoffrey Horton is called for the reach on Manuel McDermott - foul #1 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG) Victor Johnson | |
| 09:47 | Central Michigan | George Degnan takes the ball from Joseph Joseph | 39-40 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Joseph | 39-40 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the offensive board | 39-40 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | David Thompson is called for the reach on Geoffrey Horton - foul #1 on David Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Lloyd Hinds (SG), Harry Taylor (PF) Edmond Fleeman, Manuel McDermott | |
| 09:08 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn scores on a shot from the right side | 41-40 |
| 08:46 | Central Michigan | David Thompson scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Galloway | 41-43 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn is fouled in the backcourt by David Thompson - foul #2 on David Thompson, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg (C) Joseph Joseph | |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:44 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 08:32 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-43 |
| 08:31 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor hits the follow up shot | 41-45 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Marion Merritt, team foul #7 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Wesley Powell (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, Eugene Prochaska, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman (SG), John Hawley (SF) Lloyd Hinds, Jeffrey Galloway | |
| 07:46 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-45 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Wesley Powell snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is whistled for a carry | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Fleeman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Hawley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harry Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor hits a floater near the basket | 41-47 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 07:08 | Central Michigan | John Hawley grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor drills a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Geoffrey Horton - foul #2 on Geoffrey Horton, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Wesley Powell, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Victor Johnson (PG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Joseph Joseph (C) David Thompson, John Hawley, Brian Schaberg | |
| 06:39 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor misses the free throw | 41-49 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Raymond Green gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses short on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 06:19 | Central Michigan | Joseph Joseph gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 05:57 | Central Michigan | James Dimarco steps in front of the Joseph Joseph pass | 41-49 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Dimarco | 43-49 |
| 05:27 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway buries a runner in the paint | 43-51 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 05:12 | Central Michigan | Harry Taylor snags the defensive board | 43-51 |
| 04:49 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 04:48 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway hits the follow up shot | 43-53 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Joseph Joseph - foul #2 on Joseph Joseph, team foul #8 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) James Dimarco, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | David Thompson (PG), Lloyd Hinds (SG), John Hawley (SF), Brian Schaberg (C) Victor Johnson, Edmond Fleeman, Jeffrey Galloway, Harry Taylor | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Dallas Antone makes the 3rd free throw | 45-53 |
| 04:16 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 45-53 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | John Kelly works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the follow up shot | 47-53 |
| 03:23 | Central Michigan | George Degnan denies the turnaround by Joseph Joseph | 47-53 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eugene Prochaska | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Central Michigan | PG - David Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lloyd Hinds (fresh) SF - John Hawley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Schaberg (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | George Degnan connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Dallas Antone | 49-53 |
| 02:55 | Central Michigan | John Hawley buries a shot from the left wing | 49-55 |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton hits a wide open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dallas Antone | 52-55 |
| 02:40 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (PG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman (SG), Jeffrey Galloway (SF), Harry Taylor (PF) Lloyd Hinds, John Hawley, Joseph Joseph | |
| 02:19 | Central Michigan | David Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Degnan | 52-55 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | James Dimarco is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wesley Powell (SF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:40 | Central Michigan | Edmond Fleeman is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Eugene Prochaska (SF) James Dimarco, Wesley Powell | |
| Subs | Central Michigan | | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | John Kelly is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edmond Fleeman - foul #3 on Edmond Fleeman, team foul #9 | 52-55 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:06 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 54-55 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Dallas Antone snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | George Degnan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 00:47 | Central Michigan | The rebound goes to Brian Schaberg | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Central Michigan | Dallas Antone picks off the pass by Harry Taylor | 54-55 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Dallas Antone hits the finger roll | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Central Michigan | Brian Schaberg knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Edmond Fleeman | 56-57 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | John Kelly evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-57 |
| 00:02 | Central Michigan | Central Michigan calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Central Michigan | Central Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Central Michigan | Jeffrey Galloway misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 58-57 |