| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Sherman Charon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carroll Spinks (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marty (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rushing (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brent McClallen (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Brent McClallen inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Christopher Fried is hacked by John Marty - foul #3 on John Marty, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems (PF) John Marty | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-33 |
| 19:32 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rushing | 34-33 |
| 19:26 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon knocks in the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Gary Grant - foul #2 on Gary Grant, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| 19:26 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Brent McClallen is whistled for traveling | 37-33 |
| 18:42 | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks is hacked by Brent McClallen - foul #3 on Brent McClallen, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SF) Brent McClallen | |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Fried - foul #1 on Christopher Fried, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems makes the 1st free throw | 38-33 |
| 18:24 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Christopher Fried connects on the jump hook in the paint | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing throws it down on a nice dish by Sherman Charon | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Jeffrey Rushing swats the short shot by Gary Grant | 41-35 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin tips it back up and in | 41-37 |
| 17:25 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gary Kirschner - foul #2 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #4 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Stephen Coffey (SF), Todd Litton (C) Carroll Spinks, Jeffrey Rushing | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Michael Robidoux | |
| 17:25 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 17:25 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | William Tripp clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 17:11 | Lake Forest | Todd Litton pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 16:54 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon makes the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Coffey | 44-37 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 16:47 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Kellems | 44-37 |
| 16:26 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Tripp - foul #3 on William Tripp, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Andrew Brown (SG), Jeffrey Rushing (PF) Anthony Miller, Eric Kellems | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Clifford Johnson (C) William Tripp, Herbert Thomas, Christopher Fried | |
| 16:26 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 16:26 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 15:38 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-39 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Kevin Watson gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Sherman Charon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Rushing (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Litton (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Durbin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Clifford Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Kevin Watson misses the tip | 46-39 |
| 15:28 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:59 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Brown - foul #1 on Andrew Brown, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein (SG), Carroll Spinks (SF), John Marty (PF), Eric Kellems (C) Sherman Charon, Stephen Coffey, Jeffrey Rushing, Todd Litton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson, Clifford Johnson | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Gary Grant makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:52 | Lake Forest | John Marty gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:38 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 46-40 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Brent McClallen misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 46-40 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Gary Grant snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Brent McClallen double dribbles | 46-40 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), James Starks (SG) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner | |
| 13:59 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carroll Spinks | 48-40 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | John Marty picks off the pass by Christopher Fried | 48-40 |
| 13:27 | Lake Forest | Brent McClallen is called for the reach on John Marty - foul #4 on Brent McClallen, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller (SG), Jeffrey Rushing (C) Andrew Brown, Eric Kellems | |
| Subs | Illinois | Herbert Thomas (SF) Brent McClallen | |
| 13:15 | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks clanks a shot in the lane | 48-40 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Christopher Fried grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Jeffrey Rushing - foul #2 on Jeffrey Rushing, team foul #3 | 48-40 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 13:08 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:39 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing makes the floater near the basket set up by Robert Cooperstein and he's hacked by James Starks - foul #1 on James Starks, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon (PG), Stephen Coffey (SF) Anthony Miller, Carroll Spinks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Anthony Durbin (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) William Tripp, James Starks, Herbert Thomas, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| 12:39 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing makes the free throw | 51-41 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Kevin Watson blows the layup | 51-41 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 51-41 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Kevin Watson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 51-41 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Clifford Johnson | 51-41 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Clifford Johnson scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Grant | 51-44 |
| 11:44 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller (SG), Eric Kellems (PF) Robert Cooperstein, John Marty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Fried (PF) Clifford Johnson | |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Anthony Miller steals the ball from Gary Grant | 51-44 |
| 11:25 | Lake Forest | Stephen Coffey throws it down set up by Anthony Miller | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Sherman Charon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Miller (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Coffey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Kellems (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Rushing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Durbin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Watson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-44 |
| 11:09 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Kellems | 53-44 |
| 10:51 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Christopher Fried pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Gary Grant misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-44 |
| 10:32 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| 10:26 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Kevin Watson snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:17 | Illinois | Christopher Fried makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | Lake Forest | Gary Kirschner is called for the reach on Anthony Miller - foul #3 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #8 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Andrew Brown (PG), Carroll Spinks (SF), John Marty (PF), Todd Litton (C) Sherman Charon, Stephen Coffey, Eric Kellems, Jeffrey Rushing | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), James Starks (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Michael Robidoux (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson | |
| 10:07 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 53-47 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | James Starks drills a 3 from the right corner | 53-50 |
| 09:17 | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-50 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Herbert Thomas grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | William Tripp is called for traveling | 53-50 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein (SG) Anthony Miller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifford Johnson (PF) Christopher Fried | |
| 08:49 | Lake Forest | John Marty hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 53-50 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Robidoux | 53-50 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | William Tripp is called for traveling in the backcourt | 53-50 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon (PG), Eric Kellems (PF) Andrew Brown, John Marty | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG), Gary Kirschner (SG), Kevin Watson (PF) William Tripp, James Starks, Clifford Johnson | |
| 08:31 | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks is fouled on the floor by Michael Robidoux - foul #1 on Michael Robidoux, team foul #9 | 53-50 |
| 08:31 | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Watson | 53-50 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 53-50 |
| 08:23 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Kellems | 53-50 |
| 08:03 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems lays it in on a great pass from Robert Cooperstein | 55-50 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-50 |
| 07:50 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| 07:25 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux pulls down the rebound | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Sherman Charon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooperstein (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carroll Spinks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Kellems (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Todd Litton (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Watson (fresh) 7 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner lays it in | 55-52 |
| 07:01 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Sherman Charon | 57-52 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux misses the floater from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 06:41 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Eric Kellems | 57-52 |
| 06:18 | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Kellems | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Kevin Watson misses the 3 from straight away | 59-52 |
| 06:03 | Lake Forest | The rebound goes to Todd Litton | 59-52 |
| 05:58 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 05:56 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein tips it back up and in | 61-52 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-52 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Stephen Coffey (SF), John Marty (PF), Jeffrey Rushing (C) Carroll Spinks, Eric Kellems, Todd Litton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) Herbert Thomas, Michael Robidoux | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Stephen Coffey steals the ball from Kevin Watson | 61-52 |
| 05:33 | Lake Forest | Stephen Coffey lays it in | 63-52 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Kevin Watson scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Christopher Fried | 63-54 |
| 05:00 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 04:58 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon hits the follow up shot | 65-54 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Gary Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Anthony Miller (SG) Robert Cooperstein | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Kevin Watson | |
| 04:35 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-54 |
| 04:34 | Lake Forest | John Marty grabs the offensive board | 65-54 |
| 04:25 | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Coffey | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Stephen Coffey is called for the reach on Brent McClallen - foul #2 on Stephen Coffey, team foul #4 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Andrew Brown (PG), Robert Cooperstein (SG), John Chalfant (SF) Sherman Charon, Anthony Miller, Stephen Coffey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Kirschner (SG), Michael Robidoux (C) Anthony Durbin, Clifford Johnson | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Brent McClallen drills a fadeaway in the lane and he's hacked by John Chalfant - foul #1 on John Chalfant, team foul #5 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks (SF) John Chalfant | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Grant (PG) William Tripp | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Brent McClallen makes the free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:35 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Andrew Brown | 71-57 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Brent McClallen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-60 |
| Lineup | Lake Forest | PG - Andrew Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Cooperstein (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carroll Spinks (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Marty (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Rushing (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Kirschner (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brent McClallen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Christopher Fried (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Robidoux (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:53 | Lake Forest | Gary Kirschner is called for the reach on John Marty - foul #4 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #10 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Sherman Charon (PG), Stephen Coffey (SF), Todd Litton (C) Andrew Brown, Carroll Spinks, Jeffrey Rushing | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Durbin (SF), Kevin Watson (PF) Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried | |
| 02:53 | Lake Forest | John Marty misses the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 02:53 | Lake Forest | John Marty makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Carroll Spinks (SF), Jeffrey Rushing (C) Stephen Coffey, Todd Litton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brent McClallen (SF), Christopher Fried (PF) Anthony Durbin, Kevin Watson | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Gary Kirschner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-60 |
| 02:26 | Lake Forest | Robert Cooperstein buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Marty | 75-60 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux's pass is intercepted by Carroll Spinks | 75-60 |
| 01:46 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 75-60 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Michael Robidoux gets the rebound | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Rushing steals the ball from Gary Kirschner | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing is fouled on the floor by Gary Kirschner - foul #5 on Gary Kirschner, team foul #11 | 75-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Andrew Brown (PG), Anthony Miller (SG), Stephen Coffey (SF), Eric Kellems (PF) Sherman Charon, Robert Cooperstein, Carroll Spinks, John Marty | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Tripp (PG), Anthony Durbin (SG), Herbert Thomas (SF), Kevin Watson (PF), Clifford Johnson (C) Gary Grant, Gary Kirschner, Brent McClallen, Christopher Fried, Michael Robidoux | |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing misses the 1st free throw | 75-60 |
| 01:23 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing makes the 2nd free throw | 76-60 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 76-60 |
| 01:08 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems grabs the board | 76-60 |
| 00:48 | Lake Forest | Eric Kellems misses badly on a runner in the lane | 76-60 |
| 00:47 | Lake Forest | Jeffrey Rushing grabs the offensive board | 76-60 |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Lake Forest | Stephen Coffey is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Stephen Coffey, team foul #6 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Lake Forest | Todd Litton (C) Jeffrey Rushing | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Lake Forest | Lake Forest is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Anthony Durbin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-63 |
| 00:00 | Lake Forest | Andrew Brown runs out the clock | 76-63 |